If we kill off the wild, then we are killing a part of our souls.

It's the bond between mother and child, which is really for us and for chimps and other primates, the root of all the expressions of social behavior.

We have turned away from the natural world. Instead, it's all about money and power.

I don't care two hoots about civilization. I want to wander in the wild.

Some people say, therefore, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior.

Hundreds and thousands of young people around the world can break through and can make this a better world for all living things. Once young people know the problems and are empowered to act, they have great power to impact the world.

Above all we must realize that each of us makes a difference with our life. Each of us impacts the world around us every single day. We have a choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place - or not to bother