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Using his burgeoning intelligence, this most successful of all mammals has exploited the environment to produce food for an ever increasing population. Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps it's time we controlled the population to allow the survival of the environment.
Using his burgeoning intelligence, this most successful of all mammals has exploited the environment to produce food for an ever increasing population. Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps it's time we controlled the population to allow the survival of the environment.
Approximate author period: c. 1951 AD · modern
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- David Attenborough
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- Approximate author period: c. 1951 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to David Attenborough, based on documented activity in 1951. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183337 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183337 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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