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To look into the eyes of a wolf is to see your own soul - hope you like what you see.

Aldo Leopold

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Aldo Leopold
Age: 60 †
Born: 1887
Born: January 1
Died: 1948
Died: January 1
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Iowa
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I am glad I will not be young in a future without wilderness.
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