“The real jewel of my disease-ridden woodlot is the prothonotary warbler. ... The flash of his gold-and-blue plumage amid the dank decay of the June woods is in itself proof that dead trees are transmuted into living animals, and vice versa.” RealAnimalTreeDiseaseGoldBlueVicesWoodsProofDecayFlashJewelsJuneVice VersaDankDead Trees Book:Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238) Source: Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238)
“Perhaps no philosopher is more correct than the cynic. The happiness of the animal, that thorough cynic, is the living proof of cynicism.” AnimalPhilosopherProofCynicismThoroughCynicLiving Proof Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“You will see the mercy of God toward His creatures, how He has provided that which is required, in proper proportions, and treated all individual beings of the same species with perfect equality. ...for it is an act of great and perfect goodness that He gave us existence; and the creation of the controlling faculty in animals is a proof of His mercy towards them, as has been shown by us.” Has BeensIndividualPerfectAnimalExistenceCreationCreaturesGoodnessMercySpeciesProofTreatedProportionFacultyMercy Of God Author:Maimonides
“Oceans need more attention because climate change IS an ocean issue. Our oceans will be the first victim, and sea life will suffer dramatically. Detailed proof is hard in ocean science, but I think we're already seeing big ocean changes caused by climate change, such as starvation of whales, seabirds, and other animals off the coast US west coast.” ThinkingNeedsFirstsHardBigsSufferingAnimalAttentionIssuesSeeingSeaOceanVictimWestClimateClimate ChangeProofCoastStarvationWhalesWest CoastSea Life Author:Mark Powell