Quotes by Chris Palmer

“I think Davids ready to take his game to the next level. He has a better command of the offense. Hes got a sense of urgency. He expects to win.”

“Its been a good teaching tool for us. And the players like it. Ive never had one beg out of a drill.”

“There were times last year when we looked very, very good, ... There were times we went into a shell. Part of it is the maturing process a team has to go through.”

“Every day, you can see how confident David is,”

“I think Davids ready to take his game to the next level. He has a better command of the offense. Hes got a sense of urgency. He expects to win. Davids become more vocal with his teammates. Hes more assertive, but he doesnt embarrass anyone. He does it constructively.”

“This is a critical season for David, and I believe this is going to be his year,”

“We wanted to validate the story first,”

“We have lost a fellow officer, ... Its not something that will go away because some arrests have been made. Its like losing a family member. Once you lose them, the only thing that can cure it is time. Time and prayer.”

“We all have a civic duty, but money seems to motivate some people,”

“Hey, everybody gets double coverage. Were trying to move him around to get him the ball, but we have to execute better.”

In this image-driven age, wildlife filmmakers carry a heavy responsibility. They can influence how we think and behave when we’re in nature. They can even influence how we raise our kids, how we vote and volunteer in our communities, as well as the future of our wildlands and wildlife. If the stories they create are misleading or false in some way, viewers will misunderstand the issues and react in inappropriate ways. People who consume a heavy diet of wildlife films filled with staged violence and aggression, for example, are likely to think about nature as a circus or a freak show. They certainly won’t form the same positive connections to the natural world as people who watch more thoughtful, authentic, and conservation-oriented films.

Audiences see personalities on shows interacting with wild animals as if they were not dangerous or, at the other extreme, provoking them to give viewers an adrenaline rush. Mostly, the animals just want to be left alone, so it’s not surprising that these entertainers are seriously hurt or even killed on rare occasions. On one level, it’s that very possibility the shows are selling.