Is there hope for Hawaii’s endangered honeycreepers? | WILD HOPE

[@theck672]

Thank you for this video! Smart people helping to save the birds!

[@mmps18]

Love Nature on PBS!!!

[@peasinourthyme5722]

This series is great! And so important, to inform about progress and turning tides...

[@elijahroberts3044]

Nature of TBN is a great program.

[@davidlape3325]

Nature on PBS❤

[@alishademmery3581]

Gorgeous animals all animals deserve justice and protection from cruelty and destruction of their habitats

[@germansojopagan7381]

Finally the most endangered species hope and optimism were theres life theres hope. Many species that were in these birds situation are now in the least concern. Bald eagle, trumpeter swan, bison both american and european, white rhino, black buck, musk ox, humpback whale, grey whale, bowhead whale, pronghorn, saltwater crocodile, common cormorant, north and southern elephant seal, black tailed wilderbeest, mute swan,sandhill crane so yeah and such progress is inspiring.

[@Alternatives_Universum]

True. However, we have to bare in mind that the pivotal problem on island ecosystems such as Hawaii are invasive species. The species that you mentioned initially suffered from overhunting or habitat destruction which can be regulated better than invasive species.

[@germansojopagan7381]

@@Alternatives_Universum the tuatara, nene goose and little spoted kiwi have recovered now i completly agree that when it comes to invasive species its increadibly dificult but not imposible.

[@mrwest5552]

color graphics here really enhanced the learning / understanding. Thank You.

[@elizabeth53190]

So pretty 😻😍 Birds 🐦 🕊️ ❣️

[@GabrielaSanchez-el6hw]

Thank U por this information ❤❤❤

[@mlevesque33]

Such lovely birds.

[@justastaronblox5823]

I really hope this works out, thank you for spreading awareness on this.

[@jolieseering8480]

Thank you so much for sharing this vital information and thank you for all your studies 🤟

[@leonmartin7904]

Please keep up the awesome work. You are precise!! Mad skills! and great presentation. Very professional! 100% Strength

[@PhilipMurphy8Extra]

Great channel 👍

[@shawneldridge4465]

awesome here

[@jurassicpark20]

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[@smiley8147]

Kaua'i ōō 😢😢.... 4 years lonely bird survived 1983 to 1987 all alone calling for mate female bird which never came and that bird also become voiceless 😢😢😢..

[@walkingtonature]

Nice sharing , new friend here 🎞️👍

[@wildwhisper.]

Safe Honeycreepers😇

[@jazzyheart5618]

Thank you. We still have hope

[@DanielSantiagoRangelA]

"There are less than 150 individuals." HOLY THATS A SMALL NUMBER THE KIWIKIU IS COOKED!

[@MrMerlinsMagic]

What about using something to introduce the ability for the birds to deal with the mosquitoes? Maybe using something like a crisper approach.

[@kellybraun7048]

Crisper approach?

[@RippieFarmer]

​@@kellybraun7048fancy way of saying genetic modification.

[@RippieFarmer]

Why change the birds when they have already changed the mosquitoes? The whole point of the project is to protect the birds in their current genetic form.

[@kellybraun7048]

@@RippieFarmer Thanks. And they aren’t getting rid of the mosquitoes/avian malaria completely, they’re just decreasing the mosquito population to make it more likely that the birds survive long enough to continue their species. They’re still highly susceptible to the disease without any increased resistance. All this does is give the birds time to increase their numbers. An infected bird will still die just as quickly, there isn’t time for the bird to develop any resistance or to lay eggs that might develop resistance. I wonder if they’re working on a vaccine as well.

[@jsnaruto2akapolarbear]

🐦💖💘

[@Gnarmarmilla]

Thank you very much, PBS. Thank God for these people. It is heartbreaking to hear that we have gone from 53 species of these birds to only 17. I will be praying to God so that He will have mercy on us and help us stop the destruction of His precious creation.

[@BigJFindAWay]

I still hold out the hope that somewheres in the Hawaiian rain forests, even as we work to protect the native birds, we will rediscover species we thought were extinct, maybe o’os, po’o’ulis, oloma’os, and such. I also think that once the forests are secured we should introduce the Guam rail as a proxy for the extinct local rails since Guam rails can’t really go back home.

[@magnusthered9635]

There’s always hope if they aren’t completely gone. There’s always options that we can do to safe them.

[@BigJFindAWay]

Would there be any problem with making mosquitoes extinct?

[@prineetanand4481]

Been following the decline of these amazing birds for a while. I really am praying that the mismatched Wolbachia technique proves to be successful!

[@WondersofHimalayas]

Wow

[@demonatemu]

what's being done about the mongooses/invasive animals/plants?

[@raclark2730]

The invasive plants also increase fire risk and intensity. After what happened there should be every effort being made.

[@catsNcode]

mosquitos is literally what accounts for most of their deaths. We're also invasive but doubt you will sacrifice yourself for birds

[@raclark2730]

@@catsNcode That's what some would have happen. We need to look after nature the best we can 100%. But also keep a firm eye on people using it as an excuse anti human hate. And they are out there.

[@raclark2730]

@@catsNcode You are not invasive you are a being of free will.

[@karyleianawildernesscapes]

They're being eradicated &/or population controlled via hunting season, fencelines keeping them out of certain areas, etc. For the invasive plants/trees, they're also being eradicated &/or controlled. & then being replaced by native flora.

[@ВалерийЧеркасов-д5в]

Clever snow 27

[@mirkomilodilov5017]

Cute warrior 36

[@collybeans586]

Yeah but that bird needs to move somewhere else because Mark Zuckerberg needs his Hawaii ranch 🤷‍♂

[@roygbiv5164]

This planet would not miss human one iota.

[@raclark2730]

Of you go then or do something about it as the > humans < in this video can be seen doing.

[@roygbiv5164]

@@raclark2730 You cannot bring back extinct species nor can you curb human greed. We reproduce like rats and expect to have enough, we are the planets worst enemies.

[@rochelle2758]

It might miss indigenous humans…

[@raclark2730]

@@rochelle2758 We are all indigenous. Its just that some forgot the old ways and the respect.

[@sixthousandblankets]

Why can't they just open a controlled breeding facility and produce a bigger population?

[@justastaronblox5823]

They do, but they have a fairly low survival chance in captivity

[@jocelynadolfo-cg1vm]

Please restored this birds.

[@Hyperspective]

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[@frankgomezp704]

I don´t come to understand why most of Hawaii endemics went extinct and people were completely unaware of this fact!, on the contrary other archipelagoes such as Galapagos archipielago and the Seychelles has lost very few species, what a nuisance !.They had 50 endemic bird species!, they are not as small as Galapagoes or the Seychelles themselves!.

[@chad9166]

"Hoi"

[@dodoxasaurus6904]

why not just eradicate the Mosquitos?

[@lynnkitty59]

Thank U for the endangered honey-creepers, I just do not need to look at your (human faces) telling us to be careful. We have billions of people to be careful of.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

....what? Really weird comment. You don't want to ever look at human faces again? 😂 That is a very bizarre paranoia of yours that has nothing to do with the topic.

[@hanssolos3699]

who dis haole girl? sis if u cant say hah'vaa'ee right u just lolo.

[@garyge3204]

😂

[@Manuwritings]

America have so much land reserve some to wildlife…

[@TheJacksnipe]

Too many people on the islands. And they are still spreading. Honeycreepers will niot be the last species disapearing from Hawaii. And this problem is not restricted to remote islands. It is a worldwide issue, just because people still make children and their number is increasing. Sorry for the truth!

[@justastaronblox5823]

What is the point of saying this? We all know this, but if we all just left the mosquitos would still be there anyways 😆

[@TheJacksnipe]

@@justastaronblox5823 You don't understand anything. This is obvious.

[@deatherutts]

Your worried about your specie's when you have the technology to clone drama world

[@virg0_lem0nade]

You obviously are not educated or knowledgeable about this topic, at all.

[@stevo3938]

When an asteroid strikes earth, it will all have been a waste of time.

[@Treeplanter73]

Honestly.....only if humans left the island chain permantely forever.

[@raclark2730]

That's eco fascism. We can do better than that.

[@Treeplanter73]

@raclark2730 Lmao, as a global species, we're bring bio from every corner to every other corner. From ships to air travel. We can't help it, couldn't stop. That's just facts, not fascism.

[@angelwhite376]

They cross's breed with tree creepers from the uk they make nice color variations

[@TroyTheCatFish]

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[@jurassicpark20]

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