“We’ve failed big time,” Dr. Suzuki said of the environmental movement.
“We as environmentalists focused on issues: drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, threats to the caribou herd, stopping a dam in the Amazon.
Not only were they pronounced during a summer of catastrophes for Canada’s environment, they came as Dr. Suzuki has slipped — at age 87 — into what he described as the “death zone,” a time, in his view, for assessing one’s life.
“The death zone, it’s not being morbid; it’s just reality,” Dr. Suzuki said.
Lunch would consist of sweet shrimp, salmon sashimi, clams and oysters, all harvested by the family.
Persons:
“ We’ve, ” Dr, Suzuki, Dr, “, ’, Sarika Cullis, —, Cullis, ”, Graeme Wynn
Organizations:
Wildlife, University of British
Locations:
Quadra, Canada, University of British Columbia