Saving an Australian paradise's 'cloud forest' - BBC News

[@vincentlui1456]

If I had a chance, I would definitely travel there once~in~a~lifetime. The ecosystem is the valuable natural heritage we have and we must cherish this such a priceless resource and keep our environment sustainable.

[@user-pe2yx9kt4e]

I feel like it’s better to just let it be and appreciate it from afar

[@jimjiminyjaroo300]

@@user-pe2yx9kt4e exactly.

[@stuffmorestuff6647]

Open the island up to tourism and don't be surprised when it starts suffering massive ecological damage and gets suffocated with trash.

[@temuulmunkhtur]

@@user-pe2yx9kt4e true but some people would be even more eager to help the ecosystem if they witnessed the wonders of it firsthand

[@lilomann1523]

It's so beautiful when you are up there and the rest of the island is fantastic, too. Good to see they are protecting it.

[@azirbesim8844]

Its similar to Wilson promontory national Park in Victoria Australia

[@uncle7162]

I’ll be honest the 99% of Australian wants absolutely no change to this paradise. But it’d be the other 1% who’d see it as a profiteering gain and then wonder why the reefs dying and ruin the island just like the Whitsundays

[@bigdundee12345]

I f-ing love the whitsundays dude, had the maddest kegger there a couple years back freaking awesome. Only probs is, nowhere to take a leak...

[@insectbite1714]

@@bigdundee12345 Where are those islands at?

[@anthonydavies6021]

Absolutely brilliant - what a fantastic project to manage and preserve this precious place!!!!!

[@nandanm3826]

Thank you for sharing, God bless Australia, save water, save life and protect wildlife. A gift of the divine grace to humans.🙏

[@insectbite1714]

Australia ignored this problem until they planned tourism just for profit and they only protect ecosystem to destroy it with their toxic tourism later. Australias tourism is the worst.

[@nandanm3826]

@@insectbite1714 Sad to hear that, please protect the paradise.🙏

[@insectbite1714]

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[@ninagraciacanete1162]

Bless these people

[@davesouthey2619]

Well done guys there was an island off the coast of North NZ they irradiated the rats to save the Kiwis the name escapes me but I have seen it from paraparaum I think its Kapiti Island

[@melodicallydriven7952]

How amazing Earth is !

[@containedhurricane]

So beautiful and it reminds me of Cast Away movie

[@leshillyoungactor2487]

Australia is paradise: With every sunset and sunrise She'll give us happiness and love, Although we know it's not enough, But we are sure that she will (If we just ask for this!) fulfill Our boundless wishes and desires. Australia, you're paradise! Forever we will all love you, Like grass awaits the morning dew, Like birds will need high azure sky, Where even humans want to fly Enjoying all this paradise - The smallest continent by size With real miracles from God! From day to day we only thought How we could find the shortest way To get to Queensland, Sydney's Bay, Canberra, Darwin, Perth, Gold Coast: They're all the best - there is no worst On wonderful Australian land Which miracles will never end!

[@afsarrawal286]

We should save environment

[@unofficialfuture3120]

An incredible place - well worth the visit

[@chongseitmooi2593]

Wonderful video story hope it plays longer

[@murielhanby6516]

Lovely and very interesting to see

[@Harrywilkinscornwall]

I see no news about the jet crash in Cornwall

[@paulhoskin3286]

At last somewhere the Australians havnt destroyed

[@appleslover]

The convicts*

[@Novilicious]

Stunning

[@HiddenHammock]

A horned Turtle lived there once.

[@JaskoonerSingh]

amazing story

[@sophienben-achour5450]

👏 Great job!

[@vinucini4341]

God bless

[@lordGalthran]

hovering cloud and nice forest 😊

[@oliversparks1459]

Amazing Story Thanks

[@fjaajf]

CHINA: This also part of our territory.

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[@Tentacular]

So nice to hear they got something good done here. Hopefully aliens won't come along to Earth and look at us the same way as those rodents 🙄

[@camtyler3576]

Totally agree... This speciesest ideology that us humans have come to subscribe to is truly mind boggling! Rodents are damaging the ecosystem = BAD... Yet, humans simultaneously destroying enormous swathes of ecosystems all over the world to make room for animal agriculture/ exploitation of certain species = GOOD FOR PROFITS... In both examples, animal abuse is rife and unjust... The cognitive dissonance of people continues to astonish.

[@mattcarlson8262]

What was used to eradicate the rodents ?

[@msijo]

Dint say exactly how they eradicated the rodents except they dropped baits...

[@dreyb1801]

I think the "baits" were fruits laced with poison to kill of and eradicate the rodents off the island.

[@scorchinggoat9589]

@@erdelegy a lot of the "planning" was likely because of how controversial it was as many people on the island don't want rat baits everywhere even in their gardens

[@nirajbaral2415]

Now everyone knows this place it’s gonna be crowded and spoiled.. thanks bbc

[@nirajbaral2415]

@Lilly Sayles helicopter was right there and it's an island... and people have always proven to wild animal these days especially tourist

[@nirajbaral2415]

@Lilly Sayles it's humans nature to be part of something beautiful ..if millions of people watch it and handful of decides to visit especially to this island which is already in danger it's something to think about. also you can look to different places like Everest , Thailand ..

[@Dave_Sisson]

Only 380 people are permitted to live on the island and government only allows 400 beds for tourists. So numbers of visitors are already restricted and they will not be increased.

[@scorchinggoat9589]

there is a limit to how many tourists are allowed on at once on lord Howe island and the small number of tourists is the main economy on the island so please do research before complaining

[@naturallovetv1846]

BBC thank

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[@lfeb]

No starving owls?

[@yujinchoi528]

Look at that slug! which means better off now.

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Hi! Tomorrow is already this Friday. Time really flies. I hope the rest of the week will be healthy/pleasant. ^^

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Yay, weekend's coming up! Have a great one

[@y2k42y2k42]

How did Europeans end up in Australia? Can someone educate me

[@kgkg-nk6rd]

On a boat

[@y2k42y2k42]

@@kgkg-nk6rd oh so immigrants then. Not natives . 🤔

[@yeungeddie]

Dua

[@christopherp6370]

my question is, arent rodents being there just a part of nature? so why mess with nature, who's to say the rodents being there is wrong etc?

[@alrightyru]

They are non native species..rodents only there since 1918

[@batterycock]

lets put it another way - if someone introduces a pack of lions into your neighbourhood will you still say "why mess with nature" or "being there is wrong"....?

[@batterycock]

@Lilly Sayles pls do a search on invasive species=extinct species

[@sharathtr600]

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[@two_tier_gary_rumain]

Lord how?

[@Corrupted_FakeFaces]

🤫

[@whaikuratuhaka7029]

Lord how; Lorde Howe.

[@two_tier_gary_rumain]

@@whaikuratuhaka7029 Oh lordy!

[@amandaalbury8681]

What a beautiful place. Well done to all to preserve island. Poison baits...to get rid of rats... after all of this hopefully the wildlife can remain un impacted by mass people.

[@AZBADBOYz]

Is this island one of those places that are "so special" that nobody is allowed to go there?

[@thomaswilson2079]

I kind of wish they never showed this Island and use kept it a beautiful little secret down there. Nothing more horrid for nature than tourists, please keep this place far away from tourism. It is magnificent

[@tamamakiiti587]

tourism is capped at 400 at one time, air bnb is banned as are cruise ships. Our tourism industry is what keeps us as residents afloat as well as maintains good favour with the government which in turn allows us to maintain our world heritage listing. We eradicated the rats to preserve the environment, which in turn fuels our tourism industry and these in combination were what gave the government the motivation to offer us the grant that enabled the eradication in the first place Tourism is only a problem when it becomes the priority over the environment itself, which is nonsensical as without our natural beauty, there is no tourism draw, so for us it's hand in hand There is always a compromise

[@codewalters]

Easy to do this Australia than in India. Almost everything is lost.

[@matthewmann8969]

When people think of Australia they do not usually think of jungles, forests, rain forests, savannas, or swamps but instead deserts and beaches and some metropolis areas

[@EchoBravo370]

The top third of mainland Australia is in the tropics. Full of rainforests and wetland river systems.

[@mkultra8244]

1:49 hmm yes this tree is tall

[@xxxyungarachnid6473]

that's not what he's doing idiot, he's trying to measure the rodents

[@sn5301679]

Lets pray no fire ant going there...

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[@auro1986]

how can it be saved from bbc?

[@eill4121]

Blood land

[@sandramorey2529]

Congratulations for eradicating the rodents. Too bad it had to be done with rat bait, but better that than introducing feral cats. With a population, you undoubtedly have some of those.

[@blank.9301]

A great spot for "sovereign citizens" to go 👍

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

what if some rodents float on some rafts or a shipwreck or a pile of floating coconuts with more rats on board crash landed on the island again

[@josephbradshaw3294]

Set traps.. follow our success story in nz

[@joshbrown5034]

Can't we just build another island that does the same thing 🤔

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

Preserve biodiversity and a clean nature!

[@MrEddieJib]

Place a few cats on the island to keep the rodent population in check

[@kgkg-nk6rd]

You obviously haven't read up on the damage cats are causing to wildlife then ??

[@jacobdouglasoates]

Rat island sounds cooler

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Lol vegans how do you feel about this ?

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Hhvv

[@Tommy2shoe811]

Omg rodents are people too! I cannot believe they’re actually KILLING them all for a freaking cloud...

[@sheldonaubut]

"for a cloud?" It has nothing to do with the cloud. The rodents are eating the seeds to the vegetation and other small animals. They are an invasive species that is not native to the island and they are basically killing the trees, plants and all living things on that island. Me thinks you may have missed that part of the story.

[@gtingaming716]

They're removing a creature that isn't native to that island. A creature that is detrimental to the entire eco system of that island. And now you understand, my crayon chewing friend.

[@gtingaming716]

@Eduardo Lipshitz 🤣🤣🤣 they probably passed through several other safe cloud islands before they got to that one. Better benefits there......

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