We sang the sons that carried in their melodies all the sounds of nature--the running waters, the sighing of winds, and the calls of the animals. Teach these to your children that they may come to love nature as we love it.
--Grand Council Fire of American Indians
The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.
--John Muir
My heart is tuned to the quietness that the stillness of nature inspires.
--Hazrat Inayat Khan
Until he extends his circle to all living things, man will not himself find peace.
--Albert Schweitzer
What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, med would die from a great loneliness of the spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts soon happens to man.
--Chief Seattle
Come forth into the light of things. Let Nature be your teacher
--William Wordsworth
I think I could turn and live with the animals they are so placid and self-contained.
--Walt Whitman
You cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind.
--Henry David Thoreau
In wilderness is the preservation of the world.
--Henry David Thoreau
We are all children of the same Mother Earth.
--Frank Waters
The wildlife of today is not ours to dispose of as we please. We have it in thrust, and must account for it to those who come out.
--King George VI
Those who have the humility of a child may find again the key to reverence for, and kinship with, all life.
--J. Allen Boone
Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons. When in the wilds, we must not carry our problems with us or the joy is lost.
--Sigurd Olsen
Wolves are the most carnivorous of the dog family.
--Lynn M. Stone
Wolf packs are very social having a well-developed hierachy centered on the dominat alpha male and female pair.
--Claudia Adams
Cooperative hunting by six to twelve wolves allows them to specialize in large prey.
--Lynn M. Stone
The gray or timber wolf (Canis lupus) is the best known species.
--Denver Bryan
All wolves are characterized by powerful teeth, bushy tails, and round pupils.
--Dachowski
The gray wolf inhabits both open and timbered areas. It was once found throughout North America and Eurasia.
--Lynn M. Stone
The gray has been eliminated from much of its range and is now found primarily in Asia and in North America from Alaska to the northern plains states.
--Denver Bryan
The red wolf (Canis rufus) is a tawny, reddish, or black canid of south central United States and is an endangered species.
--Lynn M. Stone
The gray wolf with the family group until sexual maturity at two or three years.
--Denver Bryan
Wolves are intelligent social animals, friendly and curious.
--Denver Bryan
Wolves have an extrordinary sense of smell.
--Jim Roetzel
The primary prey of the gray wolf appears to be large herbivores, such as deer, moose, and caribou.
--Denver Bryan
