Sir David Attenborough’s speech is a reminder to do whatever it takes to stop man made climate change and create a better world for today’s young generations.
Towards the end of his speech, he says:
"In my lifetime, I've witnessed a terrible decline, in yours, you could and should witness a wonderful recovery. That desperate hope, ladies and gentlemen, delegates excellency"
“It is the herp department, more than any other at the zoo that contributes outside the perimeter fence.”
~David Grow
When you look at a wild snake, you’re looking at 100 million years of evolution, why do you think you can improve on that?
It is not the strongest of the species that survives but the most adaptable. ~ Charles Darwin
The rapid changes in the West Indies include development, deforestation, chemical uses, increase in population and traffic, pollution, exploitation, drought and climate change. It is questionable if any West Indian Boa species has the capability to adapt to these, given the brevity of time in which these changes occur.
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." ~ Mark Twain
"No one will protect what they don't care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced." ~ Sir David Attenborough
Written in 1985