Quotes about Wildlife

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

Birds are extremely valued as indicators of overall environmental health. If there's a problem in a wild bird population, it's indicative that something went wrong.

The little owls call to each other with tremulous, quavering voices throughout the livelong night, as they sit in the creaking trees.

Our duty to the whole, including the unborn generations, bids us to restrain an unprincipled present-day minority from wasting the heritage of these unborn generations. The movement for the conservation of wildlife and the larger movement for the conservation of all our natural resources are essentially democratic in spirit, purpose, and method.

The Forest and water problems are perhaps the most vital internal problems of the United States.

Wolves cull themselves, man. What other creature could? And is the race of man not more predacious yet?

The freedom of birds is an insult to me. I'd have them all in zoos.

Across the yard, brilliant against the façade of pines beyond, a cardinal shot like a drop of blood.

In vain the razor-bill'd auk sails far north to Labrador

Good farmers, who take seriously their duties as stewards of Creation and of their land's inheritors, contribute to the welfare of society in more ways than society usually acknowledges, or even knows. These farmers produce valuable goods, of course; but they also conserve soil, they conserve water, they conserve wildlife, they conserve open space, they conserve scenery.

Today it is known as Haller Park and is visited by people from around the world, and it serves as a model for other restoration projects.

The people understand that protecting the forest is not just for wildlife but for their own future, and so they have become our partners in conservation.