Marjory Stoneman Douglas Quotes

To be a friend of the Everglades is not necessarily to spend time wandering around out there.

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

Brazil has one of the greatest natural patrimonies in terms of biodiversity.

I cannot pick one single forest to be a favourite, but I am in love with the Indian jungles - be it Madhumalai and Kabini in South India or Tadoba and Pench National Park in Maharashtra. The wildlife in Satpura and Corbett National Park can't be missed, either.

To many people, 'biodiversity' is almost synonymous with the word 'nature,' and 'nature' brings to mind steamy forests and the big creatures that dwell there. Fair enough. But biodiversity is much more than that, for it encompasses not only the diversity of species, but also the diversity within species.

Since 1972, I've been going around making speeches on the Everglades.

Again and again we are confronted with the reality - some might say the problem - of sharing our space with other living things, be they dogs, trees, fish or penguins.

Whoever wants me to talk, I'll come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades.

The diversity of life is so stimulating for me.

It's fair to say when you go out and walk in the woods or on a beach, the most conspicuous forms of life you will see are plants and animals, and certainly there's a huge diversity of those types of organisms, perhaps 10 million animal species and several hundred thousand plant species.

The San Gabriel Mountains rise like a rampart at the edge of the city, safeguarding more than 500,000 acres of mature forests, mountain streams, dramatic waterfalls, and towering peaks that reach over 9,000 feet. These untamed places attract bighorn sheep, mountain lions, and other threatened or endangered species.

Endangered species are our friends.

That Indian swamp in the wilderness…

Poisonous frogs feast on insects that don't even have names. Tropical lizards disappear into the cracks of trees whose branches spread out as wide as their trunks climb high. This is the real Florida, as it was before people, and probably will be after us, too.

Nature is so phenomenal.

Far off in the red mangroves an alligator has heaved himself onto a hummock of grass and lies there, studying his poems.

Discovering new species is a passion. A day without collecting plants is painful for me.

Dams have harmed our wildlife and made rivers less useful for recreation.

I've always liked trees. And then, growing up, I took an interest in ecology, hedges being destroyed, the landscape being turned into prairies.

The San Gabriel monument expands our natural heritage, but there is more in need of safeguarding - extraordinary places like Utah's Greater Canyonlands.

They are the most fascinating, intelligent, resourceful, adaptable animals I have ever seen. Grizzlies are a real symbol of true wildness.

The oceans are the last free place on the planet.

The crown jewel of our national park system has been transformed into a hunting ground for these predators. It's just a matter of time before one of these snakes gets to a visitor.

True conservation means protecting the entire habitat.

The sea is a place where every day, half the population eats the other half.