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“IF WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXTiNCTiON
OF THE SPECIES, DELIBERATELY OR INADVERTENTLY,

WE HAVE A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY OR IMPERATIVE
TO UNDO THAT IF WE CAN.”

—paleontologist Michael Archer, University of New South Wales

“IT IS MUCH MORE SENSIBLE TO PUT ALL THE
LIMITED RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE AND
CONSERVATION INTO PREVENTING EXTiNCTiONS.”

—biologist Paul R. Ehrlich, Stanford University