“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change” — when Charles Darwin made these remarks in the 19th century, the British evolutionary biologist wouldn’t have imagined a world where anthropocene changes in environment would force other species to change because the humans simply won’t change their ways.
Landfills, those giant mounds of waste that are a monumental reminder of our failure in managing our waste, have now become a part and parcel of some bird species.
Some species like egrets and black kites have found a regular source of nourishment in the organic waste that is disposed off inefficiently.