Conservation SUCCESS! - How 5 species were brought back from near EXTINCTION
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In this video, we're looking at 5 species that were nearly wiped out, but were saved thanks to human intervention.
1. Saiga Antelope
2. Bald Eagle
3. Island Night Lizard
4. Atala Butterfly
5. Three Kings Vine
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Daniel Kadawatha
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In the 70s, when my mom was a little kid, she and the family went on a camping trip. In front of a bunch of camp goers, a bald eagle swoop down at the lake, caught a fish, and flew off. It was an exciting sight, but most truly believed that would be the last time any one of them would see a bald eagle because of how endangered they were.
My grandpa was talking to a ranger and mom mentioned she saw an eagles nest on the way to the camp site and led them to it, and the rangers basically protected the area because of it.
That three kings vine is pretty amazing! A whole species coming back from the brink of extinction after there was only one left.
Thanks for the more optimistic video. It’s good to know us humans can still set things right.
Something to consider about Bald Eagles: Their current biggest human introduced threat is lead, with dozens of birds dying in rehabilitation centres across the country each year. The animals that make it to rehab facilities are only a drop in the bucket to the number affected by lead poisoning that we simply never find out about. Almost all eagles that come in suffering from lead poisoning are unable to be saved, and several facilities report lead as the ONLY eagle deaths in their care.
American laws on keeping and handling Eagles prevent rehab facilities from doing all they can to save these birds, too.
Most of my information about lead and Eagles comes from Wild Heart Ranch over on Facebook, a wildlife rehab located in Oklahoma. They've started a campaign after losing too many Eagles in a single year to offer packs of fishing weights and ammunition made out of alternate metals if you bring your lead stuff in to be disposed of. Despite being a rehab centre, they're not anti-hunting, and credit their local hunters as some of the most helpful and compassionate laymen in the area.
You know, I had a whole thing recorded on lead poisoning in bald eagles, but I needed to shorten the video (I was running out of time) and I cut it. So thanks for shedding light on it in the comments.
I'd really enjoy more videos on endangered or extinct plants!
Ditto, there are a few fascinating spp that come to mind!
The Whooping crane is another success story worth talking about.
It’s not well revitalized at the moment but it’s on its way back. I think it would be very cool to see a video on almost extinct species that are starting to come back like the whooping crane. Like the spix macaw too
@@alexandrak1350 Yes yes yes yes yes Spix Macaw please!
Here in Miami, the Atala has indeed become more common. Such a neat butterfly, one of my favorites that live in the yard. Colorful, conspicuous, and usually ridiculously tame, probably due to being very toxic to predators. I’ve witnessed an event a few times that is pretty spectacular. About an hour before sunset, in the shadiest part of the backyard, suddenly masses of them come out. Under, and through the trees, likely a hundred or more, slowly fly around. Completely unexpected, especially for a normally lethargic species. Never heard about this behavior in research, or seen it myself until recently. I just saw this same type of gathering at the Coral Gables Library garden, and a few months back in two nearby parks that preserve the original native tropical hardwood forest. This could be some sort of mating flight. Your content is excellent, thanks for the dedication put into your videos!
something truly amazing about saiga antelopes to be able to bounce back so many times
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor, the red tailed black shark. A freshwater species that is critically endangered, but extremely common in the aquarium trade thanks to captive breeding.
Also for axolotl which are very common pet amphibian thanks for how easy this creature to breed in captive setting. But the wild population are nearing extinction
I love your content, I'm not even an animal guy, (like I don't really care about animals) and you still got me interested, keep up the great work!
Awesome!
You SHOULD care about animals.
Why? Everyone cares of at least their favorite ones
Nice to see a positive video on this subject for once
Miami native!
Dolphin Mall has a population of Atala butterflies thanks to the coonti palm being planted there :)
Such an underrated channel.
I love to watch the videos when I go to sleep because they are so calm and informative.
I just love the imagination to be on one of these small islands with these cool species. Idk I think I just love this channel and the feelings that i get from the videos 😅😊
A lot of people tell me I put them to sleep. 😅
But in a good way. I don't sleep while watching the video, I just sleep very well afterwards😂, whatever, keep it up😁
3 Kings vine is exceptionally positive. Extinct in wild? But thriving all. Not extinct is always positive, even if they are extinct in the wild :3
Atleast they exist somewhere :3
I grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and had only seen one eagle in the first 20 years of my life. I see them all the time now days. The first one I saw was on Bernard Bayou back in the late 80s. I recently had 3 circling over my house. I know where several nests are too.
The kaikōmako is similar to the akapukaea (Three Kings Vine) found in the same place and has 1 wild plant with others being bred in captivity for garden use.
Saiga antelope really look like something that came out of Star Wars
Video idea: the issues wild hermit crabs face from people taking their shells as souvenirs or to sell.
wtf this is insane
The Three Kings Vine puts me in mind of the Franklin tree that used to grow in Altamaha river valley.
Wood's cycad and Florida torreyas too
Humpback whales made a significant recovery after whaling was banned.
Before commercial whaling there were more than 125 thousand humpbacks in our oceans, with whaling their population was reduced by 95%+ (around 10 thousand or less individuals left), in 2024 there are around 80-90 thousand humbacks, at this rate they will reach pre-whaling levels very soon!
It's probably one of the most significant conservation successes!
oh oh oh better because of how heavily whaling was policed older whales have shown preference to smaller "large" ships and feel more at ease around them. so if you see stories of whales with some kind of issue coming up to a diver or a small boat for help or like a whale coming up to a whale watching boat to get touched that is why.
The video linked at the end of this video includes the recovery of the humpback whales. 😊
Great video. Thanks, John. UK.
Kiwi here! I have a Tecomanthe Speciosa (Three Kings Vine) in my garden currently and I know where to buy many more for around $18 USD each so not bad! There are other species from around the Three Kings and Poor Knights Islands of northern NZ that are similarly endangered and I have a few of those too
Suggestion: what if you made an video of rare dog breeds, or dogs that nearly or did went extinct
Nah.
I've considered this. Especially American dog breeds. But I feel like it would be a lot of research as it's way outside of what I'm familiar with.
The channel should be renamed as all.about.dogs then
Rare dog breeds are so interesting to me, as a cat lady lmao
Look up Karl Shuker, he has written very detailed articles on lost dog breeds@@all.about.nature4630
I was surprised to see someone talking about the atala butterfly! They're even more gorgeous in person, the scarlet red is so bright its one of those colors thats hard to transfer to video.
Im not sure about how prevalent they are on the east coast, but there are a ton on the west coast of Florida, south Tampa/Sarasota area, as well! As summers have gotten hotter, coonties have been more often used for landscaping because they can survive the heat and humidity. Another thing about their coloration; the specific shade of red that the caterpillars are and thats on their thorax is matched to mimic the bright red coloration of the coonties seed pods, which are also scarlet!
In some gardens in Sarasota, Ive even gotten to witness whole swarms of them in large palm swathes. Its been so magical seeing them come back!
Thank you
Another successful story - the Iberian lynx ❤
Isn't it a kind of funny type of deal that horns have no medical benefit to humans at all, none.
Idea for upcoming videos: species we lost due to cats.
Nice
Could you make a video about Partula snails?
I just looked into this because of your comment. YES. Just the sort of thing I like to cover!
@@all.about.nature4630 when?
@@all.about.nature4630when?
Also how deep will you go? Big round of applause if you mention something as obscure as "Partula tohiveana declined to 4 individuals while at Nottingham" or something similarly known by barely anyone.
@@otnamyebot1620 I added it to a list of videos ideas. So, maybe in the next few months
Saiga antylope is my favorite animal
Nice to see a unicorn again, not those made up fictional horse things.
Can you make a video about Myanmar wildlife conservation or Myanmar biodiversity because Myanmar has a lot of wildlife but it’s not covered that much
Can we get an evolution track on the bin chicken? I love them 😂
I know of the Bartgeier in Switzerland being saved from extinction 😊
I somehow feel like the 3 Kings vine might've been better off being managed by the natives... Also That nothing terrible will come from teaching it to strangle things
Question!why didnt they try to put some plant in wild in last one
The bacterial infection sounds a lot like wasting disease in deer...
Including an American Alligator as well.
The story of the three kings vine is somewhat reminiscent of the entire genus Brugmansia. Common in the ornamental plant trade (at least, some species are), but extinct in the wild. Actually, it's more extreme than that: There's never been any documentation of a truly wild specimen, not even when Europeans first arrived. It's thought that its seeds were dispersed by some extinct megafauna and that indigenous cultivation was the only thing keeping it alive, possibly for thousands of years.
The decline of traditional religious practices, and of its significance as a result, means that, ironically, the toxic substances giving it the psychoactive properties that ensured its survival are now its biggest threat.
Of course, it's not quite a focused conservation effort in that case, but it's still an interesting story.
A eagles tried to swoop down on me as a child it was scary it was following me until i got to the treeline. Eventually it gave up.
I still like eagles but i cant blame people for fearing them.
Guam's Rail and California Condor they went from (EX) extinct in the wild to Critically Endangered
do you know about Spiny Babbler Bird and it is true this bird only one in country
Ooh I'm early
Yhey are all endangered
They are all endangered
@@jayrreynoso3641You know could have just edited the comment
I honestly despise Chinese traditional medicine, that just needs to be banned
I agree, few things piss me off more
USSR Illegal disolution* it wasnt a collapse.
The Crested Gecko went from being assumed extinct in 1993 to being only listed as Vulnerable in 2023, mostly thanks to the pet trade.
If you choose to make another video like this a great species worth looking into is the Mauritius kestrel which dropped to 4 individuals at one point.
Agreed, generally the efforts put into kestrel and swallows support are big but often feel overwhelming to teams in some places due to low job availability or low payment (or too less volunteers)…