Post-apocalyptic wildlife, TV ratings and the spring equinox
If the human race were to disappear today what would the landscape of the industrial world look like in 10, 25, 100 and 1,000 years’ time? What form of animal life would be dominant?
All forms of biological life will be extinct in the doomsday scenario of a post-apocalyptic world resulting from either a nuclear or a biological holocaust or natural disaster such as the Earth being hit by a giant meteor. If mankind were to be selectively annihilated, rainforests in Brazil and Indonesia would regrow, whales and salmon population would be replenished in number and the Royal Bengal tiger would make a comeback. Animals usually eaten by us, such as poultry, sheep and cattle, would possibly be devoured by predators.
The global climate would change to what it was like many millennia ago. In the long run, the industrial and urban landscape would be effaced from the Earth by forests. Predatory animals will dominate. In short, the Garden of Eden would be back, albeit without Adam and Eve.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article3412225.ece
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