~ Aldo Leopold Quotes ~

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Aldo Leopold Quotes


An American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist.
Aldo Leopold (January 11, 1887 – April 21, 1948) was an American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin and is best known for his book A Sand County Almanac (1949), which has sold over two million copies. Influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness conservation, his ethics of nature and wildlife preservation had a profound impact on the environmental movement, with his biocentric or holistic ethics regarding land. He emphasized biodiversity and ecology and was a founder of the science of wildlife management.

Here are some famous quotes by Aldo Leopold.

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

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Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.

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In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them.