Crying Wolf Is A Real

There's A Small Worm Called Loa Loa Filariasis. This Parasite Can Survive In One Environment Exclusively- Namely, Underneath The Skin And Inside The Eyes Of Human Beings. Children And The Elderly In Tropical Regions (usually The Poorest) Are The Most Widely Affected. A Painful, Slow Death Is Virtually Certain. The Worm Can Actually Live In The Host For 17 Years Before The Host Finally Dies.

I've Been To Nepal, But I'd Like To Go To Tibet. It Must Be A Wonderful Place To Go. I Don't Think There's Anything There, But It Would Be A Nice Place To Visit.

I Don't Think Whole Populations Are Villainous, But Americans Are Just Extraordinarily Unaware Of All Kinds Of Things. If You Live In The Middle Of That Vast Continent, With Apparently Everything Your Heart Could Wish For Just Because You Were Born There, Then Why Worry? [...] If People Lose Knowledge, Sympathy And Understanding Of The Natural World, They're Going To Mistreat It And Will Not Ask Their Politicians To Care For It.

You Can Only Get Really Unpopular Decisions Through If The Electorate Is Convinced Of The Value Of The Environment. That's What Natural History Programmes Should Be For.

It Is Curiosity, Quite Right-a Divine Curiosity. A Characteristic Of The Gods Is Curiosity.