“I got to Africa. I got the opportunity to go and learn, not about any animal, but chimpanzees. I was living in my dream world, the forest in Gombe National Park in Tanzania. It was Tanganyika when I began.” WorldDreamOpportunityAnimalForestsParksNational ParksChimpanzeesDream WorldTanzania Author:Jane Goodall
“I think we must ask ourselves if this is really what we want to do to God's creation, to drive it to extinction? Because extinction really is irreversible; species that go extinct are lost forever. This is not like Jurassic Park. We can't bring them back.” IfsThinkingWantAsksLostAnimalForeverCreationCreaturesSpeciesParksExtinctionIrreversibleGod's CreationJurassic Park Author:Stuart L. Pimm
“Please also remember the pitiful gasping/thirsty little mouths/ beaks in summer. They'll appreciate abundant/fresh/cool/clean/ water! Food they can get easily in parks/sidewalks!” LittlesRememberWaterAnimalPleaseSummerMouthsAppreciateCleanParksAnimal RightsThirstySidewalkPitifulClean WaterBeaks Author:Adela Popescu
“Theme-park approach to nature. We judge plants and animals by whether they're entertaining to us. We gravitate toward animals and plants that are big, dramatic, beautiful and at eye-level.” BigsEyeBeautifulAnimalLevelsJudgingApproachPlantDramaticParksThemeEntertainingPlants And AnimalsTheme Parks Author:Gary Larson
“Nobody in the city of Los Angeles knows how to catch an alligator, ... We have no experience in recreation and parks, the zoo or animal control.” KnowsAnimalCitiesKnow HowParksLos AngelesRecreationZoosAlligators Author:Janice Hahn
“What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to commune with other beasts. In the process, we discover our shared identity.” ProcessAnimalIdentityLonelySpeciesBeastParksCompanionSignalsGalaxyVisitingZoosAdoptingCommunesCompanion Animals Author:Diane Ackerman