Conservation Quote by George Schaller

“Environmentalists like to say that defeats are permanent, victories temporary. Extinction, like death, is forever, but protection needs to be maintained. But now, in…

— Rebecca Solnit

“Striving to save wildlife species and their dwindling habitats is a noble goal. It takes tremendous persistence in the face of those with money…

— Bobbie Holaday

The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time.

— Gifford Pinchot

In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep…

— David Suzuki

The battle for conservation will go on endlessly. It is part of the universal battle between right and wrong.

— John Muir

There are a great many people who are in favor of conservation no matter what it means.

— William Howard Taft

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

— Aldo Leopold

We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well - for we…

— Stephen Jay Gould

Conservation is a positive exercise of skill and insight, not merely a negative exercise of abstinence and caution.

— Aldo Leopold

A large animal needs a large area. If you protect that area, you're also protecting thousands of other plants and animals. You're saving all…

— George Schaller

It is folly to think that we can destroy one species and ecosystem after another and not affect humanity. When we save species, we're…

— Joel Sartore

Conservation is a great moral issue, for it involves the patriotic duty of insuring the safety and continuance of the nation.

— Theodore Roosevelt