The Lost Species of Britain 👉🏻 extinct animals in the UK
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
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Apologies I couldn't fit every animal in! let me know who I've missed out and I will make a part two! :)
Britain was once home to an array of exotic animals but unfortunately, these species are no longer with us. From great whales and oversized rats to mammoths and bears. `There is an estimated 500 British species which have become extinct in the past few thousand years.
Extinctions in Britain have three main causes, Climate change as the ecosystem swung from temperate woodland and pasture, Habitat loss by human activities, such as the clearing of woodland or draining of marshland and Hunting by humans.
Throughout the Pleistocene (Ice age) the climate alternated between cold glacial periods, including times when the climate was too cold to support much fauna. Britain has been an ever-changing landscape and because of this some animals have disappeared. If a habitat can no longer sustain a population, that animal dies out. Forests have decreased, grasslands have changed, wetlands have changed. There was once a land bridge between Britain and continental Europe. This area between France and Britain has been called Doggerland. It was the route that rhinos and other giants of the ice age would have taken to and from the warmer climates of southern Europe.
Here are some of the UK’s extinct animals and the stories behind their loss. Some became extinct thousands of years ago while others disappeared much more recently.
Cave lion
Wooly rhinoceros
Strait-tusked elephant
Irish Elk
Scimitar-toothed cat
Cave bear
Wolly mammoth
Dalmatian Pelican
Wolf
Brown bear
Aurochs
Lynx
Great Auk
Elk
White stork
Bison
Grey Whale
Common tree frog
Coypu
Beaver
Short haired bumble bee
Bluefin tuna
Wild boar
Pine Martin
Eagle owl
White tailed eagle
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Omg. I am an European from Poland and having watched this video it seems to me UK has actually no wildlife at all. It seems to be so strange. The situation of environment destruction is bad everywhere, but such animals like wolves, bears, european bisons, lynx, white storks, beavers, wild boars and pine martins are pretty common and you are quite likely to meet them while hiking in the woods and forests within the borders of the country.. I had no idea, that there are actually countries in the world that almost everything is extinct... Can't imagine my country without a gray wolf, let alone without every other creature that Britain seems to be deprived of.. :O
There’s no wilderness here, just residential or farmland. Farmers tend to shoot or poison creatures that aren’t livestock.
It is mainly only the larger wildlife missing here - a walk in the UK will produce a lot of wildlife, but it will predominantly be a lot smaller, mainly small birds, small mammals, amphibians/reptiles etc.
@@Sam-ne7et yes but still.. no gray 🐺?? How can you guys live with yourselves
@@TheAleksandros tbh I rather not see a grey wolf, where I live in France there are no wolves they live more inland
I’m Scottish mate and there is fuck all here🤣 midgies are the worst you’ll deal with.
If a similar video was made in 2041:
"Here are lots of fascinating species that used to be quite common here in the UK, but are no longer found here: spotted flycatcher, nightingale, lapwing, water vole, burbot, grayling, marsh fritillary, man orchid, black poplar. . . . etc."
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@@AnimalEducate Hope I am wrong, of course. There is still time to save these declining species.
The video would not be narrated in English by then unfortunately. More like "الحمد لله ، نتحدث اليوم عن كائنات لم تعد موجودة في المملكة المتحدة ."
Yep sad but true.
The bluefintuna has returned in mass numbers this time we just need to protect them and not over fish them
And make sure all EU fishermen are not allowed to fish them in uk waters !
We aren't allowed to catch them... but europe can take 1000s of tons per year....
There's around 3% of tuna left in our oceans
@@stevenstaceyuk92 exactly and we are not allowed to fish for them.... but the EUROPEANS can take 1000s of lbs worth every year and make millions from them!
@@stevenstaceyuk92 i believe they can actually take over 600 metric tons but we cant even keep one fish....
What an amazing video! I've been into nature and wildlife for most of my life and I actually learned a lot from this video! Thanks you!
I saw a Coypu in Wareham, Dorset in 1996 . I was cleaning out a fish pond and it appeared from the bushes by the river that supplied the pond.
Thank you Abi, this video was very good and well presented! 😀
Great Video! It just made me subscribe.
Keep up the good work! 😊
Bison will be reintroduced near my town next year :).
Genial 👍
England isn’t big or wild enough for this. I lived in Canada for 34 yrs and it’s huge and lots of wilderness. England is not Canada. You can’t do it now.
@@petersmith6974 It's only going to be a single herd of about 6 in a nature reverse which is about 2000 acres. I agree, there probably won't ever be any more than a dozen in England. Scotland on the other hand could have many.
farmed, not wild.
@@crowbar9566 Wrong. They will be wild released into an open area with only a single ranger looking over them.
As always a great educational video.
Really enjoyed thank you 😉
My pleasure!
you look like captain Chesterfield ngl
Great video, needs a lot more love. Subbed.
Lovely video, great work :)
On the elk section you show a lot of footage of American elk (wapiti), not the European elk which would have been there (what Americans call moose)
Thanks for clarifying that I was wondering why she said they were called moose but now I’m following.
The Northern elk is actually wapiti in America and we in Estonia have Moose the largest mammal.
So sad, everytime i remember how much we've lost I just want to hop on a boat and leave this hellscape :(
Same, this is not even counting our spiritual practices and religious beliefs of Europeans that was destroyed by other humans. We where forced to become Christians and lost our paganism/spirituality. Then we forced it on more of our people... It makes me sick sometimes.
It’s very upsetting. Don’t give up hope though! We can all work together to bring some of these beautiful animals back. I know it feels hopeless but things are starting to change - not fast enough sure, but there’s definite momentum. X
A boat such as an ark perhaps?
@@B.ElkieFae yes you were celt before but after you become christians you, the british, forced the hole world into becoming christian! You are the most conqueror and powerfull empire ever. Stealing lands all over the world. Sorry for my poor english.
@@martincostasvigliecca8984 Yeah, Christianity fucked the British up. I only have so much British inside me but I try not to hold hate and suffering inside. I have love for all human beings and I don’t like to think of life on such a low level of vibration. Be the change you want! :3
im from 🇬🇧, awesome video ,and abby is bloody gorgeous 😍 ,subscribed ..
Nice work! I once spent some time in and around Herefordshire, and I thought, after a few trips through the countryside, that a few places in Wales and the north of England might support some of the carnivores hunted to extinction, if the country could agree on their management. Good luck to you!
Ranger G. 🐺
Excellent and very informative video.
What a lovely person, Hopefully we can bring back some of these species. 😊
i like mammoths
Thankyou 😀
It's fascinating that your U.K. eagle owl and our U.S. great horned owl look exactly the same. Also your white tailed eagle and our golden eagle look identical. I'll never forget how magestic our golden eagle looked flying out of a wooded stream and over my dad and I as we drove a jeep down to the stream to fish for trout. Such a huge wingspan! And yes, the first thing I said with the pine marten was "cute". Haha
We have the Golden Eagle also, though they are pretty scarce here. I believe the White Tailed Eagle's main diet is fish like your Bald Eagle, which might be why they share the same very large beak.
@@TygonBC largely yeah fish is the White Tailed Eagles diet, their second name is actually Sea Eagle as they are found mainly near the coast, though smaller Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles are also part of their diet it is still fish that make up the most.
The UK actually has both White Tailed and Golden Eagles, they don’t usually compete much as Golden’s live in the mountains and White Tailed near the coast.
Cool channel. Thanks for the video
Thanks for watching!
The island-effect of GB is just crazy to see. Watching from germany most species thrive in continental europe. Lynx or wolves for example came back by migrating from eastern europe.
So interesting to see what would happen if there wouldn't be those intetcontinental migrations
Interesting to find out about all these beautiful animals! ❤️
They are!
Very interesting enjoyed that,,👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is an informative video well narrated and it brings home just how much fauna we've lost to these isles either due to over hunting or climactical. A wake up call for the environmental damage we as a species are doing to our home.... Earth
good video,but were you stood on a skateboard when you filmed it ?
🤣 um no!
Abby is hot 😁
I hear fish stocks around the tip of scotland are recovering like the blue fin tuna. Rewilding should be a priority for all the worlds countries for sure
Rewilding is an awesome idea. If it makes human life a bit more dangerous and a bit less predictable, that may even be a good thing. Maybe we calm down a bit of the needless danger we pose to each other in response. Maybe we become able to focus on things a bit less insular and circular than pushing never-spent money from one set of rich people to another and back again. Reconnect with what's actually important.
The Lynx are still in the U.K! My mate who is a tree surgeon has seen them in the wild in the uk they are very shy cats! And are harmless! i did see on line they have been run over by traffic in the U.K
Another ocean megafauna that we used to get here is the North Atlantic right whale, which used to be quite widespread, but is now relegated to a tiny population barely surviving off the east coast of Canada
Regarding Lynx: there is an area of Somerset with Lynx reports stretching back many hundreds of years.
I collected 2 first hand reports, both from people I knew personally, with one report being of a Lynx with cubs at around 15-20 yds. These reports were within 7 miles of each other. I also collected a first hand report of a Puma with cubs over the course of 4-5 weeks, at around 50yds in a rural back garden.
I am happy to discuss these reports if any body is interested. Peace
Definitely pine martins in the north east of Scotland too , Sutherland in particular used to see them regularly as well has hybrid wild cats ... only seen one full wild cat also in Sutherland
Pine martens are in Yorkshire as well
this makes me want to turn back time and stop all of the extinctions to these animals.
Fun fact: the Northern Europe especially in Estonia and Finland there are still white storls
Also the bisons in Europe are still in Lithuania and Poland but idk are they also in Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine and Czechia
Nice 🐸💚🐸
There are a bunch of vertebrates living in the bits of europe closest to the uk in similar or the same environments but they arent thought to be native in the uk. There is some dispute on whether some were native or not. Would you ever do a video on these ? Some were probably never native but they could still be beneficial like the rabbit.
(Aesculapian snake, wall lizard, marbled newt, european terrapin, red bellied toad, fire salamander, edible frog, edible dormouse, garden dormouse)
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the short-haired bumblebee, they certainly didn't die out in 1989, because I seen one two years ago and I'll bet there are some still around if you look carefully for them. There are still some red squirrels in the area but recently over the last five years the greys are becoming quite numerous, especially in the parks and I've also noticed more Roe deer than normal, they seemed to be vanishing, but looks like they may be on the increase, which in my opinion is a good thing.
Super sister
Arthur will come again! Arthur is Celtic for bear. How can Wales or Scotland be whole without Arthur?
Oh and what about Beowulf? The bee wolf...how could England be whole without the bear as well?
What about Hippopotamuses and Crocodiles?
In 8:59, elk and moose ar different animals, and you even showed pics of both species. Tho i think you mean the 2 animals where extinct in britain
You look familiar. This is so sad and I'm sure plenty more will dissappear. I don't want to live in a world without animals.
I didn't know that England had bison; are they the same as the American bison?
I LOVE LIONS, I Am Sorry That I Wasn't From Europe, But I Am From Asia, Asia's India Also Has Lions But Smaller Than It's Cousin African Lion :).
The settlers must have been terrified
Me a french Native speaker
Why
Moose or elk choose one, they're not even the same genus and they didnt have the same beviahour, and you re making it even difficult to know wich one you re speaking by showing both animals
But it's still a really good video that i need
I think Megaloceros giganteus (Giant eurasian elk) and Alces alces (Eurasian elk, also called moose in Europe but as you said a different species from C.e. candensis known as moose in America), are extinct and reintroduced in the UK respectively, and Cervus elaphus (Red deer) remains extant. I think this is correct.
So, if you live in Europe then it's elk and moose because they are the 'same thing.' If you live in the US then it's elk not moose because they are different species.
Bionomial nomenclature FTW!
@@ProjectDarkWolf
I am the type of person who care about fauna vernacular name in other continent,
eurasian elk is still not clear, Cervus canadensis sibiricum/songaricus who live in Asia but maybe roam eastern europe before alongside mammoth and steppe bison
So even here that pose problem so let just call Alces alces the giant big nosed swamp deer
and the Cervus canadensis the great black necked deer, ok it's bad
in French
Deer=cerf
Roe deer=chevreuil
Fallow deer= daim
Moose=élan
Elk (c.canadensis)= wapiti
we also have the reindeer caribou thing in fonction of the continent
By the way did you know that french is the only language to accuratly name penguin, (great auk and razorbill were the first called penguin and even great auk name is Pinguinus impensis
While cape/royal/little blue/ Humboldt/ gentoo/ chinstrap penguin are not penguin they just steal name, that's what you get when it's drunked supersticious and not really clever sailor try to describe the birds they Saw to naturalist, it's flightless, it's black and white, it eat fish and swim well so it s the same thing)
@@deinsilverdrac8695 okay, so I actually found the article that Abbie likely used for information ( wildlife trusts.org/extinct-british-wildlife ) and they use both the common names elk and moose which is confusing since from what I can tell, there's no record of a stable moose (C. canadensis) population in the British isles at any point, so they must be using moose as a synonym for elk.
And I agree, common names are terrible. Just look at the maned wolf.
The Elk - shows multiple images of American Elk, that are very closely related to Red Deer.
Bluefin Tuna are not rarely seen. They are present in fair numbers, but are not targeted because they are heavily protected.
Fun video but for a channel called "Animal Educate" the dates are a bit all over the place. A few times the narrator says the species was native until xyz date, then apparently became extinct many years/centuries later. Also the images of the Elk/Moose included a lot of other species, and it's Pine Marten, not Martin. Martin is a name.
Thanks for the comment I appreciate the feedback. I do my best to get it right but unfortunately it's going to take some time before I reach perfection 😆. I don't have the same resources or time as big production companies but at least I'm doing something to teach people about animals and that's what matters. I don't think the mistakes are going to impact animals in any way so I'm ok with that. I have educated many people, and as a full time teacher that works with many teachers I've learnt that we are always learning and none of us are perfect. We will continue to make mistakes for the duration of our careers, but that doesn't mean we haven't earnt the title of educator. Of course I'll strive to do better though! X
@@AnimalEducate Fair enough! I may have seemed a bit over-critical. Still enjoyed the video 🙂
Would be wonderful if we could introduce ,bison tagged ,and monitored in suitable areas ,also european lynx ,elk ,beavers on a larger scale in suitable areas ,and many birds ,and fauna ,plus insects ,which have long gone.!
Did european water buffalos lived in the uk too?
This video is almost a word for word copy of the Wildlife Trust article called “Extinct British Wildlife”
Hi Mike, yes I used that article amongst others. The wildlife trust are a reliable source 😊. My aim is to educate and raise awareness so I don’t always use my own content for scripts. I do usually reference so apologies if I haven’t on this occasion. I’ll sort it later. Hope you are well.
Short hair bee are still in the south UK, not in the numbers it used to be, they are surviving more on the edge of city towns and villages also along motorway grass verges, also Blue fin and yellow fin tuna have always been an up and down a fair, The spawn in the Med sea and stay there for a number of years before heading towards Norway, but the numbers on our shores have always depended on how many is caught in the Med sea
The Grey and Humpback populations are growing along our West Coast at 0.08%, Abbey. Come on over and enjoy.
Nice video but some facts are wrong, bluefin tuna have returned to the Western UK in big numbers and something like 700 were caught close to the coast of Cornwall, West Wales and the ROI in 2022 by about 30 licenced boats. All are tagged and returned alive.
Turned this video off at the point where the narrator uttered the words , “The Elk also known as the Moose”.
The short haired bumble bee I saw at my school
So self-defeating to wipe out megafauna. But that's humans for you.
There are bears and cougars in the uk and are easily spotted if you know which clubs to go to.
You missed out the Walrus, it became extinct in this country about 1000 AD, but the odd one still turns up in Scottish water. It could return, if it was allowed to breed in peace on our beaches, as we have no Polar or Brown Bears, to harass them.
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how cute is abby..........
Please add, People who go to work and the rare work ethic.
Not to pick..but as someone who worked with wildlife for over 25 years a few things...
Coypu were never native..introduced in France too and only lived here for a relatively short time
Pine Martins have never gone extinct in BRITAIN never left Scotland.
Must point out the last two videos you showed for elk weren’t elk but white tailed deer
Thank you for telling me and apologies!
It's also not elk that were native to the UK but moose, elk is just the old European name for moose. So only one of the clips is actually a moose. And also none of the videos show whitetail deer.
@@Esox-cw1ik actually moose is American elk is English same species and yes they did cos Americans call white tailed deer elk
@@cltottles9512 Americans do not call white tailed deer elk. They are entirely separate species present on this continent. Then we have what are called moose here and elk in Europe ;)
Where’s the Steppe Mammoth?
1840s ... we only just missed the auk :(
Humanities crimes against nature have no bounds. All of those modern animals should still be here. Maybe ice age ones too had they survived the warming climate.
there was a lynx shot in finedon northants 8 years ago roughly in a old barn on a farm...defra took the body :)
Can you also do a video on "wildlife of India" It would be great if you create a vidoe on this topic?
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I have been asked for this before and I will get to it I promise! :)
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@@AnimalEducate thanks mam please create soon waiting for your video 🇬🇧❤️🇮🇳
Wish the rabbit of Caerbannog was still around.
sad what has happened to them all but i am always saddened the most by the great auk because they r not considered dangerous by anybody so we could be living with whole colonies off them today and they would be the uks best bird in my view because they look great , and u cant have a replacement because there is only the rail auk which is only half the size so not the same
There are still pumas in the uk
A squirrel could once travel from Lands end to John o'groats with out touching the ground, such was the vast forests of this beautiful island Great Britain, & that was a Red squirrel before these vermin greys were introduced.
Not sure why the coypu makes the list.
Take a shot everytime a species dies out due to overhunting
The Coypu is not native to Britain, it is an invasive species that can have a negative impact on native species and habitats. Why was it listed?
You only showed one shot of a Moose which is called Elk in Europe. They are a prime candidate for re wilding and the least problematic.
Lynx should definitely be brought back. Woodland creatures that avoid people they would allow forests to recover.
Just a quick correction. It is pine marten not pine martin.
Thankyou!
Yeno lynx have started bein introduced back into Scotland again
Refreshing to hear a young person not blaming we the modern humans on all the losses, our distant forefathers helped too, and no mention of global climate change, incredible. Yes I'd love to see the re-emergence of wolves, bears and suchlike, but a choice must be made. In order for these species to thrive, the human population of these islands must drastically reduce. To return to a Britain with more diverse wild animals, we must of course reduce the amount of farmland. It is also highly desirable to be self sufficient in foodstuffs. I read once that the maximum sustainable human population for this to happen would be 30M or fewer. So more than every other person here has to go, one way or another. Who chooses?
i want uk to introduce talking parrots all over the island, like in millions, I mean if pigeons can thrive in uk, they can too and it'll be good to have them
What are you talking about?
We had tree frogs?? Damn
oh my goodness, you showed images of both moose and elk... no a moose is not an elk.. and elk is a reindeer more or less, larger.. moose is a moose. Cheers from Canada where we still have both.
Elk is the name for Moose in Europe, that’s why she showed a Moose as that’s what people in Europe call them, don’t know why she showed American Elk though as they aren’t native to Europe.
Was about to scroll past this video until the autoplay started and I saw the babe who was speaking. Super hot. Anyway nice video, sorry about the animals
Meanwhile, Poland: bears, check. Wolves, check. Aurochs, kinda check. (germans created an animal that looks similar n well, it still lives in the forests in places) Elk, check. White stork, check. Beaver, check. Boars, check. Pine martin, seems we have this too. tho I first hear this naming, I recognize the animal. That eagle, probably as well. Just buy and introduce these animals from here lmao. ( kidding ). Bumble bee, check. anyways :3 possibly many animals mentioned were “versions” exclusive to the islands
is dogger land where the ancient Britain's used to go dogging ?
People with a natural knowledge of their environment , now on the list ,
Don’t forget the Burbot the only member of the freshwater cod family that and was last recorded in Britain in the late 1970s early 80s , we can introduce the Wells catfish and Zander from Europe so why not the Burbot, yes it is a predator but so are these two fishes and I don’t think they are any more of a danger to the environment than they are
The aurochs went extinct in 1627. Not 3500 years ago.
I thought that was when it died in Britain not its total death
The last one died in Poland i believe
@@blakeluccason9971 Yes that might be correct. I have also heard by 500 BC it was gone from England.
@@blakeluccason9971 Yes that is known.
@@C172Pilotdude I've never heard that early but bronze age britian was very very agricultural
Great video however the common tree frog photos are not common tree frogs!!
Why have you celtic reptiles and amphibian icon
@@deinsilverdrac8695 I'm a Co-director.
Thanks Harvey, can you send me pics when you have 5 mins? animaleducate@gmail.com That would be so helpful. Thanks so much!
This makes me sad because now we have literally nothing interesting and unique
Eagle owls and pine Martins would of been wiped out by gamekeepers
Check out Cowspiracy
If left unchecked the Wild Boar/Pig will over saturate the area, like it has in the US. The Wild Pig Population in some States is so bad that fields are completely destroyed and on occasion people are attacked. I have been sitting in my vehicle waiting for a patient to get home and seen 30 to 40 pigs rooting around in his fields. This was within the City Limits of where this patient lived, but still considered rural, nearest home to his property was 100 yards away.
The difference is wild boar are/where native to the uk. They are not native to to the USA. However we do have not any predators for them left so correct numbers might be an issue.
@@jonathanwheelwright8249 Yes they were introduce to this continent by the European Explorers. But even with the predators that are here they still over breed and have become a danger. Just watch some of the videos on wild hogs.
Pine *marten* for Pete's sake!
Wolly mammoth.
Not to poke a hole in your video but an Elk is not a Moose
Wow that's sad all of the cool animals have been killed. It would have been cool if they were still around. Hopefully they will be reintroduced back to the environment
Yea, I agree, but I can’t exactly blame the guys for killing off the ones with the biggest teeth
I don't know what you mean! There are lots of exotic animals here now! From all over the world.That's why I'd like to leave.😢
Wait are they talking about elk or moose
Ongoing discussion….check out the comments! Sorry I’ve confused you. I’m also confused! 😊
Crocodiles?
They should reintroduce lions and elephants to Europe in certain areas to rewild