These are based on data collected through the end of 1997. All graphs plot the relative strength of response for each level of agreement, and show the number of respondents at bottom. Click on the paw to the left of each statement to view its summary graph in a new window. To return to this window after you view the graph, simply click on it. Environmental problems are among the most serious issues people in my country face today.
Nature has complex interdependencies.
Any human meddling will cause a chain reaction with unanticipated effects. We have a moral duty to prevent extinction of any plant or animal species, no matter how worthless it may appear to us. There is nothing wrong with killing individual animals, as in hunting, as long as you don't kill so many that you threaten the population. Nature is inherently beautiful. When we see ugliness in the environment, it's caused by humans.