"I think of myself as an ambassador, a voice for the voiceless."

"When you look them in the eye, you see clearly that we’re not so very different."

"It amazes me that some of our most well-known species are the ones that are closest to extinction."

"All creatures great and small are valuable and magnificent, and all deserve the right to exist."

"How do we treat the least among us? That is the true measure of any society."

"Increasingly, zoos are serving as conservation centers. They’re the real arks now, and the only thing that stand betw…"

"The animals I photograph are passive and aggressive, shy and showoff, silly and playful. In other words, they’re just…"

"This doesn’t have to end here. You can save species if you try. Each of us can have a real and lasting impact."

"Our water, our food, the air we breathe, the fertility of our soil, and the stability of our climate: All of these de…"

"This is one of the most scientifically important — and artistically brilliant — books ever."