Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether a still higher 'standard of living' is worth its cost in things natural, wild and free. For us of the minority, the opportunity to see geese is more important than television.

That land is a community is the basic concept of ecology, but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of ethics.

The good life of any river may depend on the perception of its music; and the preservation of some music to perceive.

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us.

I confess my own leisure to be spent entirely in search of adventure, without regard to prudence, profit, self improvement, learning, or any other serious thing.

We stand guard over works of art, but species representing the work of aeons are stolen from under our noses

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