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Journal Article 
Rediscovering and rethinking Leopold's green fire 
Rolston, H III 
2015 
Yes 
Environmental Ethics
ISSN: 0163-4275 
Environmental Philosophy Inc 
37 
1 
45-55 
English 
Aldo Leopold shot a Wolf a hundred years ago, the most iconic Wolf kill in conservation history, a shooting now historically confirmed, which three decades later he elevated into his "green fire" metaphor and symbol. There are tensions. Was Leopold a hypocrite? He spent the rest of his life hunting and trying to produce more game to kill. Thinking like a mountain, thinking big in the big outdoors, there is a dramatic shift of focus from a dying wolf's eyes to a land ethic. Thinking big enough, globally, Leopold saving wolves, or wilderness, or game management seems simplistic and parochial before global warming or environmental justice. Still, Leopold is on a moral frontier. 
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