I started photographing amazing African wildlife for my own pleasure. It was like a much-needed antidote to my life in the city, which I was fast becoming allergic to.

“If solutions to conflicts are not adequate, local support for conservation also declines. That is why we are working hard to increase community awareness and knowledge of wildlife as an important natural resource worthy of saving.”

“And the habitat is our responsibility. We try to manage all the uses on a site - grazing, wildlife, cultural resources. It's a lot easier to manage habitat if you have a bigger parcel.”

“I encourage hunters to acquire and fill their antlerless deer tags and donate the game to this program, ... You will help the state manage wildlife populations and, at the same time, provide a charitable service.”

“It is a beautiful piece of art that will inspire our children and adults to learn more about marine wildlife, our marine ecosystem, anatomy, physiology, and the amazing world in which we live.”

“Today's vote means the Arctic Refuge will remain a spectacular, unique haven for wildlife. Americans have made it clear that they want the Refuge protected, and today the Senate clearly heard them.”

“Any landowner who didn't want to pay a fee into the mitigation fund could opt out of the HCP and say to the Fish and Wildlife Service, I'm planning to develop 500 homes,”

I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa.

“We aren't getting rid of grazing; we're redistributing where it occurs -- away from core wildlife areas near national parks and wilderness areas and closer to low-conflict areas.”

“We also got to see America up close. We got to touch it with our feet and hands and smell all its scents and hear its wildlife. It's an amazing country.”