"We Shan't Save All We Would Like To, But We Shall Save A Great Deal More Than If We Had Never Tried."

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Source: Peter Seidel (2009). “2045: A Story of Our Future”

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Peter Scott was a British ornithologist and conservationist, known for founding the World Wildlife Fund and advocating for wildlife protection.

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