5 Introduced And Non Native Species In The UK

[@tbone8129]

I’m surprised no deer species were mentioned, considering there’s 4 non-native deer species in the UK

[@nievedechicharron4837]

they will most likely appear in the second part

[@Kristof0911]

We need a few predators before more deer species first we need the balance

[@Boo-pv4hn]

I didn’t know that! Which ones are the non native species that have come to the uk? And how did they get here? I know we have deer almost everywhere ( where I am anyway) out in the forests but also under a nature reserves oh my gosh and the amount of rabbits/ hare 😅

[@Palmerageddon]

Massively damaging species

[@cosmicdebris42]

Chinese Pheasant, American Shrimp. Grey Squirals, Rainbow Trout, The Royal Familly e.t.c

[@QuokkaCore]

It’s nice to know not every introduced animal is destructive.

[@zekejeager2451]

Nice try Dodo. You wont be coming back from extinction tho🤔✌

[@QuokkaCore]

@@zekejeager2451 :(

[@hmalik5232]

@@zekejeager2451 😂

[@jackcocker545]

Not destructive but even if it provides a beneficial role for a lot of animals theres always one animal that loses out. For example norway spruces, lots of red squirrels love them but they also outcompete scots pines in mountainous areas meaning they have the potential to become extinct in some areas and lose their status as a dominant species in others

[@DjDolHaus86]

Not destructive yet*

[@phoebephoebe7063]

Maybe in part 2 you could talk about the parakeets in London! Theres so many of these tropical green birds flying about in the local parks 😁

[@jasonlowery1369]

Not just London. They're a colony round my allotment in Newcastle

[@dannynicholson6014]

In my city, Derby, there's a park (Elvaston Castle) with a colony of parakeets in the grounds!

[@juliecobbina2024]

I'm in North London right next to Gladstone Park and there are thousands. It's still a lovely sight and sound .

[@jimmy2minutes]

Near Leeds. Parakeets and love birds. And they all kick around together.

[@masad31]

In Manchester as well

[@tdb7992]

Wallabies are gorgeous little things. I'm an Aussie and we are very fond of them. They aren't dangerous at all, and if they're accustomed to getting food from people then they will definitely try to be everyone's friend. In general they will just watch you from a distance though. Tasmania is a climate analogue for England with cold snowy winters. The wallaby species from Tassie should be fine, but for mainland species it might be too cold.

[@CorstaDMack]

lived in tassie for 4 years! can confirm that Tassie wallabies are part snowman

[@zzodysseuszz]

Wallabies are great. They’re really stupid tho, they just sit and stare as I ride towards them on my mountain bike. I nearly hit them.

[@jenifferschmitz8618]

they will breed in new zealand wallabies are pests

[@henryturnerjr3857]

When you mentioned scorpions I automatically wondered if there was a steak house nearby. We had scorpions showing up in areas on the US east coast years back that were from the Southwest. Turns out they were coming in on mesquite wood shipped in for cooking steaks at a major chain. They most likely didn't survive the winter.

[@tyranitararmaldo]

It gets weirder. Some of these scorpions live in a sand bank in a disused train station.

[@realtalk6195]

@@tyranitararmaldo Are you talking about the the UK or US?

[@tyranitararmaldo]

@@realtalk6195 UK.

[@violetlight1548]

I can imagine the wallabies can cause some confusion with the locals, especially if they're seen on the way home from the pub! :D

[@freshimpactco.8698]

Lol 🤣 I can imagine their faces right now hahaha

[@DavidL1986]

genuinely never knew we had kangaroos in the uk lol

[@carljones7380]

@@DavidL1986 Apparently there's a group living on the Sussex downs.

[@savagesarethebest7251]

I did not know that wallabies was going to the pub

[@johnsmith-nl3js]

i saw one in the woods in bedfordshire at a free party once! i followed the fucker for about half hour before it hopped off into the ferns never to be seen again! when i got back to the car i told my mates and they all took the piss and said i must of been trippin out! i knew they were out there!

[@DevonExplorer]

A few years ago I had a farmer's vegetable box delivered weekly. One week they sent a video out to their customers that one of the drivers took while delivering the boxes early one morning before it got properly light, and ahead of the van in the headlights was a wallaby bounding along the lane. It was fabulous! :)

[@jameshorner7816]

That was great, your videos are consistently good. I would love to see a part 2.

[@ashwayn]

You have no idea of the destruction

[@lightningboltt5437]

I saw a chinese water deer crossing a river once Took me by suprise but cant lie it was an amazing sight with its tusks

[@Luna-ej4mi]

Looked it up and they look regal, ngl

[@Boo-pv4hn]

That’s AMAZING! They are stunning! I wonder how they got here

[@kieranwilliams4713]

@@Boo-pv4hn escapes from Woburn and whipsnade Bedfordshire

[@ashwayn]

Shoot and eat

[@LeaveCurious]

Awesome Vid Tsuki! That Scorpion is very cute.

[@outcast5018]

i remember seeing a scorpion in an estate like 25 years ago i was younger than 10 thats alls i know. it was just walking along the road never seen anything like it. then someone squashed it with a brick

[@dubuyajay9964]

It's for the beat. They're awful.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Killed by the object that brought its ancestors here in the first place. The Irony.

[@JubbLaRacing]

I enjoyed the last part of your comment ☺️

[@launchedkode]

what an awful death. Just because it’s not astheticaly pleasing doesn’t give anyone the right sane with boiling lobsters it’s just fuckin sick man

[@smitbar11]

@@dubuyajay9964 They are another species of arachnid and related to spiders, they feed on insects just the same. People kill spiders too, through ignorance, just the same

[@richardmyhan3369]

great video!! I'd love to see a part 2.

[@sarahk4047]

Wow you have Wallaby’s too? How lucky we are to have such beautiful creatures ❤️🇦🇺

[@billycarney2827]

Indeed we are

[@unwelcomejohnny8933]

Wow I never knew about these Honestly sounds surreal I also can't believe just how horribly underrated your channel is

[@420Craigle]

cool video keep up the good work

[@TsukiCove]

thank you, i will do :)

[@melaniewahl845]

I can't imagine seeing any of those species in the UK 🤯 super cool video!!!

[@kennykoalaz5922]

Part two please thanks for a great video always looking forward to watching one or two

[@Oooo-bi7bi]

Liked the video and your dog. I’ve subscribed as would like to watch more. You have a good presenting style.

[@justinwebb8831]

Damnit i love how these episodes are so professional....amazing to produce content like a channel with 5 million subs but have 50k....this dude is gonna go a long way

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

There are no Coati wild in the UK now - they were here up until about 2010

[@bigbasil1908]

I found a dead scorpion in a hospital corridor back in the 90's. I think they have spread a long way throughout England now.

[@J242D]

I had no idea about some of these, always learning from your vids!

[@Chengeflyy]

I don't care what you post, I'll still watch it. Thank you for making these great videos.

[@ryanlaird6447]

There is between 20-60 wallabies in loch lomond in Scotland

[@Sammydiebold]

There was at least 500 wallabies on lambay in 2016 and roughly similar numbers now, I live there currently

[@wrenbracken3522]

just to point out that Dublin is in the Republic of Ireland which is most definitely not in the UK

[@aarontynan9742]

Exactly! It really frustrating seeing ROI added to videos about the UK, especially from British people? Like how do you not know ROI is not part of your own country?

[@jakejordanwildlife532]

Loved this topic! Thanks for sharing great content as usual

[@ianbamford6016]

Hello. Good stuff buddy. Thought I knew it all. Part 2 would be good. All the best👍🏼😉

[@rather_be_a_cat]

I used to live near the wallabies in the Staffordshire Morelands, Peak District. There was around 100 at one time but cause it's the highest point in England it gets very bad winters and that's what eventually killed them off. I used to catch stick insects when I was kid so they live in the Midlands too, or at least did.

[@kjn6505]

Highest point in England in the peaks lol....

[@rather_be_a_cat]

@@kjn6505 I meant highest habitated place in England, you know, how I said i lived there. Sorry my comment wasn't to your standards. Lol.

[@stephenTcartwright]

I saw one in 2015 hiking in the roaches. It was in a field in the valley near black brook.

[@rather_be_a_cat]

@@stephenTcartwright if you managed to get a photo there is a website dedicated to sightings you can email them to

[@SpiritmanProductions]

Just a small VO tip, if that's okay: Whilst the diction, intonation and pacing are fine, the wide dynamic range is a bit jarring. Try not to hit each part following a breath with so much punch, and then don't tail off as you approach the next pause; level it all out somewhat. ;-)

[@ErdriedDeirdre]

I loved this video! If you do a part 2 on the subject I'd love it!

[@benmcreynolds8581]

There's wallabies in the UK on some islands of the UK and stuff. Wow, that's so cool actually. They seem like they might be totally fine at being around in small numbers in the ecosystem. They don't seem too destructive? I'd enjoy seeing them around if I visited a island around the UK. Oh the racoon type critter is really cool too. Idk those 2 animals would make the UK kinda exciting.

[@lunarsoul1737]

When I visited México a few years ago, and Belize about month ago, I saw some coatimundis (coatis), and they are as weird as they sound. Also they don't mind people a whole lot

[@theotheseaeagle]

The UK already is exciting. We have tons of amazing wildlife, just everyone here takes it for granted

[@faunatide]

@@theotheseaeagle Very true

[@DavidL1986]

I imagine its ok because theyre cut-off on an island too

[@antsireland1261]

one island in the UK

[@MuscleBandit]

I grew up and now once again live in Lewes East Sussex and I vividly remember two separate occasions of seeing and (carefully) interacting with a wild scorpions. They were small and black in colour. When I told my Dad he shrugged it off and asked if I'd seen any elephants or giraffes too! To this day I know what I saw and exactly where to within 6 inches. No evidence now though, there were no smart phones back in the 90's.

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

There have always been scorpions and the like around the walls of docks out of banana boxes etc.

[@anonymous-pc5mf]

Literally the first instance you mentioned is not in the UK. It is in Ireland. Ireland is not part of the UK and we fought long and hard to have that distinction made

[@cros13]

They might as well have included the US. I mean it’s been a century since the war of independence… 100 years later FFS

[@Miniae_Cecilia]

In Wendover I was shocked to see mandarin ducks in the wild on the canal, I find them to be beautiful birds but they shouldn't be there. luckily they don't seem to be causing any problems for the local duck population so they're aloud to stay even being added to the RSPB's UK bird book which my mother tried to use as a way to say they're native, luckily as an animal lover I stuck with my knowledge and informed her that they're from a Asia hence their name.

[@TsukiCove]

Yeah i saw one on my dog walk the other day near Bristol, they're so beautiful but you're right they should be here

[@Miniae_Cecilia]

@@TsukiCove it's funny that even though I'm the known animal person in my family yet mum wouldn't believe me XD Honestly though they're so beautiful and I got some video of a male and a female swimming there if you ever want some footage of them here in the UK. I pop any videos on KZbin because it's the only way I can send to my partner, they're always free to use if you ever need :)

[@frowner_and_co]

@@TsukiCove in my area (a very small secluded foresty area) some of my leaf insects escaped, and they're still here after 2 years.

[@Boo-pv4hn]

Would love more videos on this subject! And also anything that’s being done for rare species in the uk to help the population like the red squirrel

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

Awesome video

[@hirepgym6913]

There have been Scorpions in Dover in Kent and Onga in Essex for a couple of hundred years they dont seem to have expanded elsewhere

[@hirepgym6913]

They are protected and live in the Docks of Dover from back in Sailing Ship times they also live under the platform in Onga Railway Station . they are harmless

[@mikehickey7383]

Interesting, though you do realise Dublin and Lambay island are not in the UK?

[@domhnaillocheannaigh1854]

Neither Ireland (Dublin) nor the isle of Mann are in the UK, so the only sightings in the UK are just that, sightings?

[@rhodrage]

There's Wallabies in the wild near me in Staffordshire, just outside Leek. I've seen them myself, out in the moorlands near the roaches. I know they're supposedly extinct there now, but they're still there afaia.

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

What’s about Woodwose -Sasquatch or the black big cats in UK 🇬🇧 ?

[@seanluve]

I remember seeing a scorpian in London Lambeth and my dad chopped its stinger off garden shears our home back in the 90s. Never seen one again since.

[@maileensoundso1547]

In germany there are nandus (greater rheas) ...i dont understand to this day why nobody did something when they escaped from a farm. There was only a handfull and now there are a few hundred.

[@madginger3634]

Please do a part 2

[@fishyfins]

My mum saw a yellow-tail scorpion 2 years ago in a park in Hull. There was also a confirmed sighting several years ago in Cleveland. They are slowly making their way north.

[@rachelsmith9937]

Could you please do a part 2?

[@offswitchtv109]

It still breaks my heart that the red squirrel was basically killed off by the American grey squirrel

[@ihategoogle724]

It happens to other species too

[@petenikolic5244]

The Greys need to be eradicated yes they are cute cheeky critters But they are too harmful to the environment and property they are actually Vermin they can be dealt with HUMANELY that is the important part

[@yura2424]

In Eastern Europe there still are tons of red squirrels

[@petenikolic5244]

@@yura2424 But are they the same as the reds here they have reds in america as well but they are not the same as our native reds

[@yura2424]

@@petenikolic5244 We have red squirrels with red and also rarely black fur. They are very fury kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqelYptvpN2La7c American squirrels are not that beautiful

[@martinkelsey275]

Have you done a vid on the invasive crayfish and other fresh water invaders

[@noodlechild666]

You missed out pheasants, red legged partridge and other various non-native gamebirds. Not to mention the fact around 60 million are released into the countryside every single year.

[@ianbrown7528]

Also have American craw fish in scotland

[@hpmizan1244]

Can you share the introductory song on your videos?

[@elmono6299]

Red Necked Wallabies in the UK!? Now that's something I never thought I see.

[@bishalpxcked]

Never knew about coatis Brilliant vid bro

[@tomeuk_tn9566]

could u do a vid on the care of snakeheads?

[@chaosstripe9446]

Hey, I've seen you do a bunch of videos on endangered and extinct animals. Would you consider doing some on extinct and endangered plants? There's some really interesting ones like the Star Cactus, which is critically endangered in the wild due to mass poaching

[@keithgrainger8797]

There's an island on loch lomand which has wallobies on it .

[@owenbarnes5284]

I always love seeing these videos

[@frankielove31]

No mention of the American crayfish

[@AdsDem0n]

Wallabys are often seen on the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire border in Southern England, many have escaped from Whipsnade Zoo over the years.

[@Sawrattan]

2:45 weren't hares and rabbits also introduced to Britain, or only a particular species?

[@michaeljoiner6099]

I live where the photos are in the scorpion one I can see my flat

[@blobfishthefirst5898]

I live in Paignton i believe that the stick incect was brought over in a plant shipment ordered by Isaac Singer in which he was using various foreign plants to decorate his garden at oldway mansion in Paignton

[@S.Trades]

Great video! Very cool! Would love to see more accurate and up to date evidence of these animals. Are they still around? Are they still breeding? Very interesting!

[@Ruben-L-Trimble-mttsbf]

Very interesting 💚 From okaihau te ika a maui aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@LordTommy21]

One for me was seeing wild Turtles (terrapins) living in the canals of Birmingham. Also mandarin ducks

[@collymonster]

Terrapins and mandarin ducks are all across the UK, terrapins in particular are pretty common (though elusive)

[@georgehollingsworth9029]

wallabies were introduced onto an island called herm in the English channel but i don't think they survived

[@MadTamB]

There's an island in Loch Lomond with wallabies on them.

[@Alex-dk5hp]

Them st ives shots look stunning ❤️

[@SimulationEvolve]

I found a Fire Salamander when I was digging near a river in Wales as a kid They say theres currently between 10-20 breeding pairs in the UK

[@rafox66]

Are those not native to the UK? I'm from the Netherlands and they are native here, rare but native.

[@SimulationEvolve]

@@rafox66 Nope they were brought here for experimentation and escaped. You can buy them as pets though.

[@stephenrobinson8244]

Please do a part 2 🤘🏾🙏🏾

[@meetingart6062]

Excuse me but The OPEL ZOO is not in the UK. Its in " Hessen " the best German Region of german Regions.

[@markfairman162]

Dublin and Lambay Island are part of the Republic of Ireland and are not part of the UK

[@ianhodgson221]

And neither is the Isle of Man.

[@이동연-c6d]

Most of the Siberian chipmunk were imported from South Korea. During the 60s and 70s, South Korea export the chipmunks as a pet because simple, they are cute than am European one. And the Siberian chipmunks were spread the whole Europe.

[@valasafantastic1055]

Great stuff! I’d like a part 2.

[@Kaizerzydeco1]

There's the Eastern Grey Squirrel from North America, also a problem on Vancouver Island, where they are also introduced.

[@Takedownairsoft1]

I saw a stick insect once in the north east of England so it seems they are alright in slightly colder climates as well possibly

[@mrderpy4262]

Found your channel like 3 days ago and i love watching these kind of videos, could you try doing Sweden for a video :) would be intresting! All the best :)

[@davidhiggins4020]

Lambay island is part of Ireland not the UK

[@darkyboode3239]

I’m Australian, and I found it rather interesting that wallabies were found in another country other than Australia.

[@bennichols561]

They in NZ too.

[@phillips9738]

They're on Lambay island in Ireland too.

[@invisiblewizard2538]

Did you know, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man are not part of the UK?

[@kosmonaut5]

Fascinating!!! As an Australian I never expected this!

[@DjDolHaus86]

I know it's a big can of worms but there are also the big cats. I don't know if they are still around (or rather managed to breed successive generations) but know for certain that a lot were released into the wild in 1976 when the DWAA (dangerous wild animals act) came into effect prohibiting the unlicensed keeping of certain animals, those who already had these animals were faced with either handing them over to licensed zoos or more likely having them put down by vets because the zoos were full. As such people took them into the countryside and turned them loose, I know two families down in the south west who did this and they apparently weren't the exception

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

You even have the Woodwose or Sasquatch in Wales, central England and around mount mac dhui in Scotland. There are about 500 sightings and encounters the last 20 years in UK. Believe it or not. Even in Scandinavia and especially in Sweden 🇸🇪 are some of those extremely shy bipedal creatures and in the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in southern Germany. Look on KZbin for „Near death experience in the black forest“ or for „Discovering the Swedish Bigfoot 1 - 3“. You will be surprised what’s going on even here in Europe. Greetings from Linz-Austria 🇦🇹 😎👍🍺🐺 Europe!

[@un-_-known688]

Stick insects were a pet from 2000 plus. I have even spotted one in the wild before 15 year ago

[@SimonAmazingClarke]

Very interesting

[@MiceAndMinecraft]

Nothing on the green ring necked parakeets around London and the South East?

[@mrbejam]

Very interesting and informative thank you.

[@steelesprints2246]

Suprised you never mentioned there's a whole island of the wee wallabies at Loch Lomond, kayaked out there a few times and tried getting a few pictures

[@camillastacey4674]

I've lived in Cornwall for 12 years now and I've still not seen a stick insect despite always looking for them. My friend saw one on the first day she moved here! There's a population in a nearby park but even knowing which plants they are living in I still haven't seen one.

[@DjDolHaus86]

I've lived here for most of my life and work as a gardener but I've never seen one either

[@voiceofreason2674]

They are nasty af We have them in Louisiana and they are very active for large insects. I saw a huge one fight a praying mantis to the death on my window sill he got killed but he tore half the legs and wings off the mantis

[@SimonJones265]

i saw 3 chipmunks a few years ago on a golf course near Birmingham. They were 15-20yrds away just chasing eachother.

[@owencapdeville-davis8299]

I would love more of this!

[@Phil-D83]

No farrel rhea in the uk?

[@roberths7282]

The anima im surprised hasn’t been mentioned are the parakeets of London which, according to legend, were first released by Jimmy Hendrix

[@The.Conqueeftador]

There's loads of wallabies in Suffolk and Norfolk, I see a them dead on the road at least twice a year. Also there's a population of scorpions (dunno if they're the same species) in Colchester, Essex.

[@Sprigatito687]

You forgot Melanistic Leopards In the UK

[@1815Offixial]

The Indian Ringneck Parakeet? Thriving in wild especially around the cities of the UK but have been spotted all across the UK

[@otherpatrickgill]

sorry if I missed some tragedy and I'm rubbing salt in wounds, but what happened to Arnie?

[@DogsWallop]

I found a yellow bellied slider now its impossible to rehome or move him on really dont know what to do, dont want give him RSPCA they will kill it and dont want to put him back in the lake

[@CaucAsianSasquatch]

I live in a area where scorpions are common, however in all my camping, hiking and rough sleeping, I've never seen a single scorpion in the wild. 🤔

[@Buki0300]

I love these videos