I don't think we're going to save anything if we go around talking about saving plants and animals only; we've got to translate that into what's in it for us.

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Marlon was more of a formal zoo director type.

Marlon was more of a formal zoo director type.

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue.

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue.

We moved over to Silver Spring, actually near University Park.

We moved over to Silver Spring, actually near University Park.

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states,...

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states,...

I always said it was to be dumb enough to do what Marlon Perkins said...

I always said it was to be dumb enough to do what Marlon Perkins said...

I had travelled pretty widely around the world even before then, so I knew where...

I had travelled pretty widely around the world even before then, so I knew where...

Then a neighbor, Mr Smith, had a dairy cow and an couple bulls. He showed...

Then a neighbor, Mr Smith, had a dairy cow and an couple bulls. He showed...

The biggest challenge is how to affect public attitudes and make people care.

The biggest challenge is how to affect public attitudes and make people care.

Almost all these hotspots around the world, most have been destroyed to the point where...

Almost all these hotspots around the world, most have been destroyed to the point where...

Everybody has a camcorder now, and they exploit these incidents and blow them all out...

Everybody has a camcorder now, and they exploit these incidents and blow them all out...

Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant...

Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant...

Most of what you see now emphasizes animals being dangerous to humans.

Most of what you see now emphasizes animals being dangerous to humans.

Along 4 Mile Run, there was a nice woods down in front of the house....

Along 4 Mile Run, there was a nice woods down in front of the house....

There's no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever...

There's no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever...

We used to play baseball back in that field and keep an eye out for...

We used to play baseball back in that field and keep an eye out for...

Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our...

Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our...

The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our...

The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our...

My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few...

My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few...

Johnny Carson started the jokes about me and Marlin in his monologues.

Johnny Carson started the jokes about me and Marlin in his monologues.

That's really the challenge of this century, to develop spokespeople.

That's really the challenge of this century, to develop spokespeople.