Right place, right time for given conditions

Via Tao Orion interview, linked above:

“When I started working in the restoration field, I was surprised at how intensely people feel that invasive species are ruining ecosystems, because I felt like I could see the exact opposite perspective — that they are in fact in the right place at the right time given what the ecological conditions on the ground looked like.”

And…

“From an ecological perspective, they are making the best out of the available situation.”