Unsightly sights on Panther Key

Often times walking along unihabited islands one can find scores of trash.

We found a score of trash this trip as well. A score of about 10 full bottles of beer. Not being a beer drinker myself, L&R confiscated the bottled substance for further investigation.

Along with the find of someone's left behind beer, was much trash. We also found part of a fishing pole with most of the monofilament line still on the reel. Eventually this reel would have disintegrated and the monofilament line, having a life of FOREVER, would be unleashed into the environment to harm and kill wildlife without abandon.

Sometimes it feels like such a burden to always feel like I'm picking up everyone else's trash. When does it end? It doesn't seem to end. Why should my experience of this island be so tarnished by other people's careless behavior? Why are people so self absorbed and careless? Why? What did you learn as you were growing up that informed you that leaving behind your trash is acceptable? Or, if you know it's not acceptable, why is it okay for yoU to personally leave yours behind? Selfish careless humans. If you can't even pick up after yourselves, why do you think you deserve to visit these fragile areas, which happen to be connected to the rest of this rather fragile environment of Earth? And, if you think humans have had no impact, and that the Earth is able to absorb our frivolousness, go find a list of species that have become extinct since beginning of history of man and start counting. Never mind those now on the endangered and threatened lists. How about just starting by looking at the list of extinct animals since recent time in the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_animals_of_the_United_States

Damage and destruction of habitat is probably the main reason these species are no longer with us.

Is even the loss of just one species acceptable? Species loss does not imply to me that the Earth is absorbing our frivolousness. Beings are dying and disappearing because of our general lack of compassion for all living beings without exception. Why are yoU so much more important? Do you think you are more important then the quickly vanishing honey bees that pollinate the flowers of the plants that produce the food on which you subsist? And, don't go giving me none of that, I'm a meat-eater crap, and that you don't eat plants. What do you think the animals you eat eat? Think about it.