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smcg
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
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
Finding a silver lining in a bad cloud doesn't justify the bad cloud one bit.
onlypassingthru
'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?