The evolution of animals in landfills
May 8, 2011 1 Comment
I hope that evolution doesn’t exist. According to evolution new species emerge so that they are more fit to survive in their habitat.
But, there are over 50,000 landfills in the world. Landfills are one of the fastest growing habitats on earth. Everyday we lose about 216 square miles of forest habitat, but we gain about a square mile of landfill habitat.
I don’t want new animal species evolving out of these landfills. I don’t want there to be butterflies that have wings which look like coke cans, so that they can better hide from predators. I don’t want there to be skunks in the land fills which are much stinker so that they are better able to scare away predators who are already used to stinky smells all day long. I don’t want animals developing second tongues, so that they are better able to process nutrients off of plastic bags.
Here are three reasons I don’t want evolution to exist or new species of animals evolving out of landfills.
1. Difficult to Categorize – There would be a lot of new species false alarms where mutants would be mistaken for new species.
2. Exhibits at zoos – I don’t want there to be landfill animal exhibits at zoos.
3. Endangered species list – If the new species from the landfill ever become endangered I don’t want people trying to protect them or have people trying to preserve them.

A very good point – the Earth will adapt one way or another – but we can choose whether that will be as beautiful as it was when it was created, or a mirror of our own rubbish. I hope and pray that we can wake up to this problem and not wait for it to get worse.
Having sorted all my refuse into recyclables and putting all compostibles back into my garden I am left with what – plastic wrappings! Plastic has been our worst invention. Recycled cardboard containers are so easy to replace plastic – why are we not using this method more?
Animals are better at adapting than us.
The ‘jokes’ you present here are all too real a possibility.
Thanks for your input.