Conservation Quote by Victor Blanchard Scheffer

“Throughout history, men have tried to play God by moving rabbits, goats, sparrows, mongooses, and a hundred other species to oceanic islands and island continents, and later have wished to God they hadn't.” quote by Victor Blanchard Scheffer — Download Open image

“Throughout history, men have tried to play God by moving rabbits, goats, sparrows, mongooses, and a hundred other species to oceanic islands and island continents, and later have wished to God they hadn't.”

Victor Blanchard Scheffer

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