Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
John Terborgh
Born: April 16, 1936 (age 88)
Bio: John Whittle Terborgh is a James B. Duke Professor of Environmental Science at Duke University and Co-Director of the Center for Tropical Conservation.
Known for:
- Requiem for Nature (1999)
- Five New World primates (1983)
- Diversity and the tropical rain forest (1992)
- Where have all the birds gone? (1989)
- Tropical Deforestation (1992)