162 Quotes About Wildlife

Wild animals are less wild and more human than many humans of this world

Extending the Airport RunwayThe good citizens of the commissioncast their votesfor more of everything.Very early in the morningI go outto the pale dunes, to look overthe empty spacesof the wilderness.For something is there,something is there when nothing is there but itself,that is not there when anything else is.Alas,the good citizens of the commissionhave never seen it,whatever it is,formless, yet palpable.Very shining, very delicate.Very rare.

Much of human behavior can be explained by watching the wild beasts around us. They are constantly teaching us things about ourselves and the way of the universe, but most people are too blind to watch and listen.

Officially, the Iranian cheetah is thought to be extinct in Afghanistan, but I am sure a population remains. Dare mighty things. Go find it.

Speaking of happiness, those distinctive moments are found outdoors – in the fall, in the winter and always in the mountains where people are few, wildlife is abundant and there is peace in the quiet.

Atop a mountain, one feels as close to the heavens as a bird soaring through the sky.

Connecting with the wilderness allows us to live in the flow of a meaningful, joyful life. Embracing this state of connectedness or oneness with other living beings including animals, as opposed to feeling an “otherness” or “separateness” brings a sense of harmony and enables us to be at peace with oneself and the world.

Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.

Crocodiles are easy,' Steve said. 'They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.