Nelson Mandela Quotes

I also have an idea for a book on biodiversity, and why and how we should be conserving it.

As United Nations patron of the wilderness, one of my roles is to report back from the Earth's remaining wildernesses and to act as a voice for the wild.

Love the woods and nature and the water and animals. Stop the BS with poaching and hunting. Preservation is critical.

Both biological and cultural diversity are now severely threatened and working for their preservation is a critical task.

I think it is very important to conserve and protect the natural world. I’ve just come back from Costa Rica and they are really big on eco tourism. They have lots of reserves, and they are really into protecting wildlife. I visited a reserve called Cabo Blanco. You walk into the reserve and there are capucine monkeys swinging from the trees and sloths. I am big into nature, and seeing animals in their natural habitats. I love it.

Species conversation is beyond a doubt an issue that truly matters to the American public.

I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment.

We have a moral responsibility to save wild places like the arctic refuge for future generations, and that is why our country has remained committed to its protection for nearly 50 years.

True conservation means protecting the entire habitat.

A decade down the line, I don't want to sit back and think that I didn't do anything to stop disasters like the extinction of certain species.

Mississippians for the most part appreciate U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service management of our wildlife refuges and other natural resources.

The protection of biodiversity and, therefore, of endangered species is an issue to which I attach a great deal of importance.

The byproduct of the main thrust to protect the biodiversity of a given place is that you get especially young people out to the parks, because it will be future generations that will have to value these landscapes and these ecosystems and make sure that nobody is changing the law.

Cherish your wilderness.

In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.

Many of the earth's habitats, animals, plants, insects and even micro-organisms that we know to be rare may not be known at all by future generations. We have the capability and the responsibility to act; we must do so before it is too late.

If you can unify the public mind saving an iconic species like the tiger, like they did with the panda, that means you have to protect their habitat and everything that they hunt. And that means saving massive, thousands of acres for them to be able to roam and breed. So it's more of a land effort.

Animals form an inalienable fragment of nature, and if we hasten the disappearance of even one species, we diminish our world and our place in it.

The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.

Actually I do support a charity, DefendersofWildLife.org. They help protect endangered species.

Most Africans don't get to see these wild animals at all. Once they see and learn about them, they are much more likely to become involved in protecting the environment.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved.

Congo, my country, has the largest forest in Africa, maybe the second-largest in the world. I was born in a forest area, and when I was growing up, I assisted my uncle, who was a poacher. That was good, because it grew my passion for protecting the forest and plants.

Although biodiversity loss continues globally, many countries are significantly slowing the rate of loss by shoring up protected natural areas and the services they provide, and in expanding national park systems with tighter management and more secure funding.

Many parks in Florida have information kiosks with colorful enamel signs showing the special flora and fauna in the park. The gopher tortoise, the scrub jay, the indigo snake. At no park with an indigo snake on its kiosk signs could I find an indigo.