Animal Quote by Norman Myers

“Never apologize for being over sensitive and emotional when defending the welfare of wildlife. Let this be a sign that you have a big…

— Paul Oxton

We must be certain that the repair to the environment is sufficient to allow wild species to recover and survive.

— Norm Dicks

We took special pride in the fact that climbing rocks and icefalls had no economic value in society...We were like a wild species living…

— Yvon Chouinard

Living wild species are like a library of books still unread. Our heedless destruction of them is akin to burning the library without ever…

— John Dingell

To the extent that we consume, in our present circumstances, we are guilty. To the extent that we guilty consumers are conservationists, we are…

— Wendell Berry

When you look at farmers and ranchers, for example, they are our first environmentalists. They are our first conservationists. When you look at the…

— Scott Pruitt

If, on the other hand, conservationists are willing to insist on having the best food, produced in the best way, as close to their…

— Wendell Berry

In Central Virginia, farmers are some of our strongest conservationists. They understand the complex ecosystems they inhabit, and they cherish the role they play…

— Abigail Spanberger

It would be absolutely useless for any of us to work to save wildlife without working to educate the next generation of conservationists.

— Jane Goodall

Why should conservationists have a positive interest in... farming? There are lots of reasons, but the plainest is: Conservationists eat.

— Wendell Berry

Urban conservationists may feel entitled to be unconcerned about food production because they are not farmers. But they can't be let off so easily,…

— Wendell Berry

“To some conservationists, the Colorado River is the preeminent symbol of everything mankind has done wrong—a harbinger of a squalid and deserved fate. To…

— Marc Reisner