Wildlife Quotes · Page 2

I grew up in the countryside, and I was obsessed with horses and wildlife.

— Bella Freud

“Who’s gonna bring the wild animals some hope? If we don’t love them the way they are..”

— Munia Khan

The extraordinary gentleness of the adult male with his young dispels all the King Kong mythology.

— Dian Fossey

When it comes to wildlife photography, you need to have luck and patience.

— Waheeda Rehman

Identity is such a crucial affair that one shouldn't rush into it.

— David Quammen

I wanted to be a marine biologist when I was growing up and always wanted to be surrounded by wildlife.

— Ashley Roberts

Habitat for wildlife is continually shrinking - I can at least provide a way station.

— Peter Coyote

At one point, I wanted to be a wildlife photographer. I also love to travel, so maybe I'd do travel writing.

— Nithya Menen

“Joy – in the fall, winter, and always in the mountains where people are few, wildlife is abundant and there is peace…

— Donna Lynn Hope

When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation…

— Sylvia Earle

“We should not need to have a "Save an Animal Day", Save from what?, It is in fact "Save from who". It…

— Paul Oxton

“Humanity can no longer stand by in silence while our wildlife are being used, abused and exploited. It is time we all…

— Paul Oxton

Steve was so wonderful to bring wildlife into our living rooms and let us see that animals we used to be afraid…

— Terri Irwin

For example, in my district there are visitors from all over the world who are drawn to our beautiful beaches, recreational lakes,…

— Mark Foley

I'm vice chairman of the American Wild Horse Protection Association and honorary chairman of the Wildlife Federation.

— Lorne Greene

Steve worked tirelessly to promote conservation, wildlife, and the environment, and his work enabled the plight of endangered species to reach a…

— Terri Irwin

“Those who have never seen a leopard under favourable conditions in his natural surroundings can have no conception of the grace of…

— Jim Corbett

We are facing an enormous crisis in Africa right now in terms of illegal wildlife trafficking, which is decimating animal populations, destroying…

— David Jeremiah Barron

I'd come to the country to do my Thoreau bit, so I needed an office that looked out onto the woods for…

— David Mixner

With good planning, Africa can have cities, farms, factories, export processing zones. But if the political will is there, the huge areas…

— Patrick Bergin

“A trademark of something that works well, the cat body has hardly changed since its inception. Like with today's cats, their digestive…

— Craig Childs

“Audiences see personalities on shows interacting with wild animals as if they were not dangerous or, at the other extreme, provoking them…

— Chris Palmer

“Apprehend God in all things, for God is in all things. Every single creature is full of God and a book about…

— Meister Eckhart

“...she sometimes felt so alone she worried she might vanish like the ink in an overused book. But here, with wildlife all…

— Emma Törzs

“One of the striking things about places heavily contaminated by radioactive nuclides is the richness of their wildlife. This is true of…

— James Lovelock

“In this image-driven age, wildlife filmmakers carry a heavy responsibility. They can influence how we think and behave when we’re in nature.…

— Chris Palmer

“One was watching the other day a red-tailed hawk, high in the heavens, circling effortlessly, without a beat of the wing, just…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“It may be underfunded and at times mismanaged, but the [Endangered Species] Act is an unprecedented attempt to delegate human-caused extinction to…

— Joe Roman

“In the narrow thread of sod between the shaved banks and the toppling fences grow the relics of what once was Illinois…

— Aldo Leopold

We thank those Senators, both Republican and Democrat, who stood firm against tremendous pressure from the Bush administration, pro-drilling members of Congress…

— Carl Pope

Russian forests crash down under the axe, billions of trees are dying, the habitations of animals and birds are laid waste, rivers…

— Anton Chekhov

“People who have never canoed a wild river, or who have done so only with a guide in the stern, are apt…

— Aldo Leopold

I cry at rubbish movies like 'Bambi' and wildlife programmes.

— Paul Casey

When economic modernizations come in, say goodbye to wildlife.

— Patrick Bergin

Where do we record the passing of wildlife? Who mourns the silent deaths of the small?

— Anonymous

“If you are lucky you will have the opportunity in your life to be owned by a good piece of land.”

— Daniel J. Rice

My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife.

— Steve Irwin

I weren't an actor, I'd be a wildlife biologist or forest ranger.

— Ricky Schroder

I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint.

— Little Richard

Helping Africans navigate the transition to modernity with a huge, wonderful wildlife resource still intact.

— Patrick Bergin