Lord Howe - Ecological Catastrophe and Award-Winning Conservation

[@letsclimb5828]

I really appreciate you doing long form content instead of lists! Keep it up!

[@vitsvoboda2803]

It feels like almost every small island had its own woodhen, rail and pigeon species. Its such a shame that many of them are extinct.

[@peterg1978]

This was one of your best. I like the long form. I am Australian. I have had one wonderful trip to Lord Howe and I hope to go again.

[@Australian_Made]

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[@Olympusland]

You are such a good channel, so informative and educational, while still entertaining! We need more like yours. Also you deserve so much more attention to your videos.

[@all.about.nature1987]

Thanks so much!

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No problem!

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[@peterashby-saracen3681]

I don't know if you've produced anything on the Wollemi Pine, but an in-depth video about its discovery and conservation would be really interesting to see.

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I did! I have a video on lazarus taxon

[@Australian_Made]

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[@refugeemorales8003]

It’s so crazy to think that there is animals we will never have the experience of viewing with our own eyes.

[@kokotomenance344]

I’m not happy with how humans have handled the land and ecosystems of many places on earth, especially islands. While it’s gone through catastrophic extinctions, Lord Howe Island today is a fantastic example of what should be the standard across the globe (minus the golf course, ew). The conservation measures in place, especially leaving most of the land as undisturbed forest, has done so much for this unique environment. Even if the stick insect was what made the island famous, it was the cockroach that I personally found out about its existence and status. It’s an amazing ecosystem and I’m happy about its current position. Personally I’d love to see you cover the European owl moth (Brahmaea europaea) in a video. It’s such a unique creature, much more distantly related from the others of its genus being in its own subgenus Acanthobrahmaea (it’s the only one with a spiny pupa!) and its range is restricted to a ridiculously tiny area surrounding Mt. Vulture in Italy. The moth itself is absolutely endangered and there are conservation concerns surrounding it; I’d love to see it on this channel.

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I love your long form content please keep it coming!!!

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Hey thanks for the vedio. Dope as fuck .

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You’re videos are amazing!

[@charliekezza]

Humans really have a lot to answer for

[@georgefleming4956]

Wow, another great video. So much more information than anywhere else. Well done.

[@Morgan-pf8nu]

What a wonderful ending. Thank you for sharing

[@emilycarey7667]

That filled me with such hope. Thank you!!

[@daffers2345]

The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect story is one of my favorites when it comes to Lazarus taxons and conservation efforts. I find it so fascinating! It gives me hope that maybe we will be able to find other species too.

[@Iygfdsvnkyf]

It's very sad watching your videos as it lets us know how many species have become extinct..... However watching Howe Island gave me hope....I wished what is being done there could be done on Australia's mainland....so many invasive species decimating our flora and fauna....it's heartbreaking.....

[@JeremyDickerson-gw3we]

NLG the last part kind of sounds like an advertisement for Lord Howe island😂😂😂

[@BoB-13]

Please cover more about successful Conservation projects.

[@justinschieffer]

Yay! Another video!

[@thequackyest3604]

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[@mkadam010]

Thank you for this fantastic video...I have been binging on your videos for last few days... thanks for your hard work and dedication !

[@leswallace2426]

Brilliant video! Thanks.

[@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan]

Great video as always mate

[@HeidiPloeger]

In december met mijn dochter 5 dagen geweest. Een prachtig eiland met mooie natuur en veel bijzondere dieren. We hebben genoten. 3:17 3:19

[@allisondavidson3624]

I love these big bugs they're very cool

[@morbiddawg]

One of the best success stories in terms of conservation. Although species were lost, other species are saved. I love this video, keep it up

[@tonyfrancl]

loved it

[@pisscow6395]

After so much tragedy, I'm glad the island has recovered a bit. Its so beautiful as I wish there was even a slight chance some of the species once there could be revived through duplication. Especially the pigeons

[@BMW7series251]

Hi, new subber here. Fantastic video. Thanks for posting, cheers, John.

[@mds_main]

I didn't know about this story, very informative and amazing redemption for this island.

[@TheFremontTroll07]

The cockroaches on Blackburn/Roach island and Lord Howe were also somewhat genetically different

[@Victoriaghh]

Such a grim story, but it's absolutely incredible.

[@peterashby-saracen3681]

This is a brilliantly made and extremely informative and fascinating video - thank you so much! It's tragic that so many amazing vertebrate and invertebrate species have gone forever from Lord Howe Island, but the story of the stick insect is truly amazing. Hopefully the cockroach too will go from strength to strength, and the protection of Lord Howe will inspire other similar projects around the world.

[@KimberlyRadish]

i’m only on the second animal but so far it’s like “sailors could kill them easily with sticks” and “he broke it’s leg so that it’s cries of pain would attract more” 😢 these poor birds

[@villamurillo7003]

I love your videos and i really love this kind of histories, keep the work ❤

[@alanimals-1125]

Someone make a comment with timestamps for each chapter. I won’t but somebody should

[@charliekezza]

We can try and blame the rats, cats and whatever else we introduce but if it wasnt for humans none of it would have happened

[@AmmarNasarudin]

Can you also make a video about the Chatham Islands? It also used to have an abundance of megafauna before the arrival of humans.

[@kellyharrison5184]

Great video! Thank you.

[@crystalhull1677]

I've never ben so happy to se a cockroach in my life 😄

[@jase123111]

They are doing a great job there. The seabirds should start to return now the rats are gone. They could introduce swamp hens again to replace the swamp hens that went extinct. They could also introduce the most similar species of birds to replace the others that went extinct. They could use genetic analysis to find the species closest to the extinct ones. That way the ecosystem would be more restored.

[@m.streicher8286]

Insects that make paired bonds are incredibly fascinating, its a shame to see them so close to the brink.

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comment and like to get the KZbin algorithm going

[@ahoteinrun]

oh gosh, would you tackle pink pigeons? Your videos are awesome!

[@dustman96]

Excellent. Thanks for making this. Want to go there some day.

[@richardjohnson5529]

The inglorious history of "humanity" and the resilience of Nature

[@luky1346]

Finaly some happy ending

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Do little barrier island

[@somestupidwithaflaregun7149]

Great video, great channel. Thank you!

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Do little barrier island

[@OlyChickenGuy]

I'm really happy I found this channel. I appreciate the well researched topics presented in a calm and professional manner, and the subtle press to inform how looming extinction always is, and encouragement to help fight against losing the amazing biodiversity of our world.

[@m.streicher8286]

This video is great

[@Australian_Made]

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[@parthagouda3291]

Yay!

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Always love your videos.

[@mollymemer]

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[@johnburns1828]

Thank you so much. A heartwarming environmental success story and you don't get many of them.

[@kt235]

I really enjoy this style of video from you. I enjoy all of your content, but I like this style a bit more than the list types. Overall I’m glad I found your channel a little more with each upload you make.

[@albatross4920]

This has got to be one of the closest brushes with extinction a creature could get while still miraculously being found and rescued. Victory from the jaws of defeat 😤😮‍💨 incredible

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Your channel was in my reccomended feed today and after I watched one video, I couldn't get enough and have been watching for a few hours now. I've also subbed. You're doing a wonderful job! The information and the videos themselves are fascinating!! Thanks very, very, much!! 🙂👍

[@Fede_99]

This might be one of my favoeite videos of this channel. If this is the start for a series of video focused on insular fauna I'm all in!

[@jointcerulean3350]

Great coverage of this unique and very cool island. It also had a giant land turtle meiolania and looked like a mini ankylosaurus considering how convergent it was in it’s evolved defenses.

[@carinabrock3906]

Amazing to see dispute the ecological disaster, we can restore the natural beauty of places like this if we try❤️‍🩹