Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Beyond a Sentimental Affection



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"This connection with a wild animal is, I believe, a vital one.  It allows us to appreciate the hedgehog in a way that we can with no other creature- and I would argue that it is the moment that we begin to fall in love with the natural world, moving out of a sentimental affection for it and into something deeper.  And from there it is just a short step to wanting to do something about the parlous state we are in-hence the reason why I argue that hedgehogs can save the world." 
- Hugh Warwick, A Prickly Affair: My Life with Hedgehogs, Introduction

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