Top 729 Wildlife Conservation Quotes & Sayings - Page 2

The truth is that we will never save wildlife by killing it.

Wilderness without wildlife is just scenery.

I used to hate the urban environment and the urban din. But I realize now that it's really not that much different than living next to a waterfall for wildlife. Most wildlife - unless they're specifically adapted - avoid being around a waterfall or whitewater streams and rivers because it jams their sense of surveillance. They are more vulnerable, and their message loses intelligibility. Now, the ouzel is able to overcome that in various ways. Back to the urban environment, we're talking and delivering messages as if we weren't next to a waterfall, and that's a problem.

There's no space for wildlife; the humans are crowding them out.

Wildlife is decreasing in the jungles, but it is increasing in the towns.

Two Drink Mike enjoys dancing and knows a magic trick. Whereas, No Drink Mike enjoys biographies, and has serious opinions on wildlife. And Five Drink Mike... dances with wildlife.

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

The love I have for our wildlife is so great, it fills my world. After Black Saturday I saw a world that was black and white, void of animals and humans. What I missed most was the love and life of living with the wildlife. Each day I think of the ones gone and there is a deep hole in my heart. I did not miss the humans or the sounds they make, I missed the animals the sounds of peace and love that came from them. Such beauty and harmony with nature, only animals can be that smart.

A lot of money could be saved if we ate urban wildlife.

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

I'm a little different from all those conservation types.

To the extent that we consume, in our present circumstances, we are guilty. To the extent that we guilty consumers are conservationists, we are absurd. But what can we do? Must we go on writing letters to politicians and donating to conservation organizations until the majority of our fellow citizens agree with us? Or can we do something directly to solve our share of the problem? I am a conservationist. I believe wholeheartedly in putting pressure on the politicians and in maintaining the conservation organizations.

Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill.

Conservation of energy also protects our environment.

I've been interested and concerned with wildlife for a heck of a long time.

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

Nothing is more conservative than conservation

National Parks are the gold standard for conservation.

Conservation means development as much as it does protection.

I love to watch birds and wildlife.

The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will.

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

I come from a family of conservation activists, and so I've had a strong connection to nature all my life. My father has been a leader within the movement for over thirty years and has taught most of what I know about environmental conservation. While he would always take me hiking, camping, and rafting, he also taught me that the spiritual value of the outdoors alone is not enough to save nature against economic interests.

Seafood is simply a socially acceptable form of bush meat. We condemn Africans for hunting monkeys and mammalian and bird species from the jungle yet the developed world thinks nothing of hauling in magnificent wild creatures like swordfish, tuna, halibut, shark, and salmon for our meals. The fact is that the global slaughter of marine wildlife is simply the largest massacre of wildlife on the planet.

A lot of people who work with wildlife work with wildlife to satisfy their own egos. And I don't really agree with that. What I do is get in nice and close to the animal to make the animal look good. My aim in this world is to make that brown snake, that crocodile, that koala, that red-backed spider, that black widow, look good. That's my job. I have absolutely no problem with my ego or my staff's ego.

Conservation destroys the present. If we are only busy preserving the past, we are not living in the present and unable to look forward. I am against conservation. We should let young people move forward, whether we agree with them or not. We should let new things happen.

The message is simple: love and conserve our wildlife.

Listing the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act could harm bear conservation efforts by eliminating revenues from the carefully-regulated sport hunting of polar bears by Americans and the importation of polar bear meat and trophies into the U.S. As hunting by non-Americans would replace hunting by Americans, nothing would be accomplished in terms of reducing the number of polar bears killed, but the revenue currently generated by American sport hunters for conservation and research efforts would be eliminated.

All I really wanted to do was wildlife photography.

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

You completely rediscovered & relived everything to do with wildlife.

Conservation is humanity caring for the future.

If conservation isn't conservative, then words have no meaning at all.

Conservation is important... water comes at a cost.

Conservation is now a dead word.

The outgrowth of conservation, the inevitable result, is national efficiency

There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country.

Life should be built on the conservation of energy.

The rules of wildlife are simple and clear, which is not the case for men.

What's near and dear to my heart is cooperative conservation.

I love the ocean and I'm passionate about conservation and the environment.

We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.

The outgrowth of conservation, the inevitable result, is national efficiency.

I can at once refute the statement that the people of the West object to conservation of oil resources. They know that there is a limit to oil supplies and that the time will come when they and the Nation will need this oil much more than it is needed now. There are no half measures in conservation of oil.

The Conservation Buck Challenge was designed to engage and mobilize the hunting community to preserve the outdoor experience for future generations. Our members will be ambassadors for ethical hunting, respect for private property rights, support for conservation funding and programs that give our children the chance to learn the valuable lessons of nature.

I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet. Unfortunately there are countries who are still destroying it, but we really hope the conservation message rubs off in our film. Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent.

I just can't remember a time when I wasn't involved with animals and wildlife.

I don't flatter myself - I'm not a scientist, I'm not a conservation expert.

Can a growing human population still leave space for wildlife?

Wildlife administration, in this respect, is not yet a profession.

It is our responsibility to help wildlife adapt to a changing climate.

Conservation must become before recreation.

When economic modernizations come in, say goodbye to wildlife.

Optimism expressed as conservation of delta V.

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

On a local level, hunters in states around the country have provided billions of dollars for conservation efforts. Money collected from hunting license sales, taxes on ammunition and firearms and other hunting equipment often goes directly to properly maintaining land and conservation efforts.

Drug and human traffic are getting a lot more attention than illicit wildlife trafficking. And just as we need to intensify our efforts to combat drug trade and human trafficking, we also need to intensify our efforts to combat illicit wildlife trafficking...They all need to be addressed through bold and consistent actions by the international community.

Conservation is not just an ideal that we read about; it works.

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

Time is running out for nature and wildlife around the world