Gary Larson Quotes

Shelters, conservationists, those concerned about unnecessary cruelty toward the animals we eat, and people working against species extinction fight to preserve the true riches of our planet, our real inheritance. These are big, critical goals.

Humans regard animals as worthy of protection only when they are on the verge of extinction.

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

Zoo animals are ambassadors for their cousins in the wild.

In my perfect world, we would establish perhaps four national zoos of unimpeachable quality and close the rest of them.

If God had wanted us to be concerned for the plight of the toads, he would have made them cute and furry.

For sure, all over Poland, kids had my picture of a lemur on their bedroom wall - but the chances are they may never get to see a real lemur in Madagascar. I thought this was great and it really meant a lot to me.

When it comes to wilderness animals we have to make an effort to preserve what areas we can that they can be themselves in. Its come to a point though, clearly, where some species have to be cared for by humans if they are not going to disappear altogether.

The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there's a mutual dependency between it and millions of other species of both animals and plants.

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.

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

I love zoo sanctuaries.

I know that Daddy had an important job. He was working to change the world so everyone would love wildlife like he did. He built a hospital to help animals, and he bought lots of land to give animals a safe place to live.

My job, my mission, what I have been put on this planet for is to save wildlife.

People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.

Since I was a kid, I inherited my dad's love for animals and wildlife, even for the ones we had around the house in the French countryside, a 'smaller' kind of nature. Then, as I grew up, I looked more deeply into the African continent and its wildlife.

Steve worked tirelessly to promote conservation, wildlife, and the environment, and his work enabled the plight of endangered species to reach a whole new audience.

I am quite an animal and nature lover.

In the 1970s, Safari Club International asked the federal government to approve its import of 1,125 not-yet-killed trophies of 40 endangered species, including gorillas, orangutans and tigers, according to the Humane Society of the United States.

Adult gorillas will fight to the death defending their families. This is why poachers who may be seeking only one infant for the zoo trade must often kill all the adults in the family to capture the baby.

It is a drastic mistake to eliminate the provisions that have to do with the protection of habitat for endangered species. It is my opinion that the Endangered Species Act is 99 percent about protecting critical habitat.

The only good place for a sage grouse to be listed is on the menu of a French bistro. It does not deserve federal protection, period.

The elephant can survive only if forests survive.

Think about it: You're trying to raise cash to save an endangered animal. You've got orphaned pandas getting 3 trillion YouTube hits, and you've got seals being clubbed over the head by roughnecks. The money flows in. But what about the poor shark?

I'm trying to get across the message that don't be afraid of animals, they're just put on this earth to help the environment and everything like that.