So he's an illegal poacher of another country's plants, but he's convinced himself it's a good thing. It's not.
m463 1 days ago [-]
You're correct.
But that said, it seems like something about it all is murky.
For example, lots of pet parrots probably trace back to some sort of operation like this, and end up preserving the species.
IAmBroom 12 hours ago [-]
Finding a silver lining in a bad cloud doesn't justify the bad cloud one bit.
onlypassingthru 2 days ago [-]
'Fowler’s A. shawii, with its fused spines, was not typical; from a conservation perspective it would have been more helpful to take one with normal spines.'
Unless it's a new variety/species and not A. shawii?
But that said, it seems like something about it all is murky.
For example, lots of pet parrots probably trace back to some sort of operation like this, and end up preserving the species.
Unless it's a new variety/species and not A. shawii?