Saving the Florida Wildlife Corridor | National Geographic

[@LegendzComboApe1993]

Florida is one of my favorite places to come for vacation. I may be a Belgian but i really fell in love with Florida

[@summertime9508]

Florida is special. Happy to have you here.

[@tonymaurice4157]

Stop moving here!

[@charlesgrey5607]

@@tonymaurice4157he’s not moving he’s a tourist. We want European tourists

[@charlesgrey5607]

You’re welcome here friend

[@l.k.1111]

Loved National Geographic for many years. Love that they stick to their integrity, ethics, good stories and being one of the few genuine things out there. Amen.

[@l.k.1111]

@Soular Events But regardless of that opinion, what they have shared and are allowed to share and what they are allowed to do and allow us to partake of, has been helpful and I, for One, an grateful. Thanks.

[@randyjax09]

So glad there are people out there who are committed to keeping Florida wild. Some days it feels like the big real estate investors from out-of-state are pulling Florida right out from under us.

[@johndoeglogloku5333]

That’s how they are doing texas

[@Bart-Did-it]

All under water in 50 years Florida’s time is short where is everyone gonna go

[@TAndrackeH]

@@Bart-Did-it What's so tragic is it did not have to happen but us humans cannot control our greed for superficial comfort and ease.

[@fredb.8383]

They are ! Big money buys politicians

[@danachizh3384]

There are still so many kind people, willing save the nature 😸

[@meimei-le3fe]

Visited FL so many times, it brought us surprise every time!

[@wolfsonb1853]

The issue is unsustainable development, we have such little land that we can sustainably use without harming the environment but we keep building huge parking lots, sprawling single family housing developments, golf courses, and gigantic highways. The solution is sustainable, dense housing and transit to use as little land as possible so we can preserve the beautiful landscape we have.

[@tinamarierobinson5703]

I am so disgusted with all the destruction of natural land and wildlife here in SW Florida over the last 5 years! BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and MORE BUILDING! It makes me sick! People USED to come to Florida to enjoy the natural beauty and the amazing "paradise" unlike anywhere else in the US. ALL THE RICH PEOPLE FROM NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, and the NE states are FUNDING the DESTRUCTION of SW Florida. IN THE NEXT 7 to 10 yrs FLORIDA WILL BE JUST ANOTHER NEW YOUR CITY< CHICAGO

[@Dman9fp]

Or STOP: Expanding roads, letting non -natives move in, unrestricted pumping from the aquifer (regardless of availability, since there will inevitably be drier years) Nobody listens, too much to bear for most people, so by the time it's too late....

[@cindystiles4671]

The solution is to stop the overpopulation. I live in Pinellas County that is building and continues to build the way you are talking about. Urbanization, Smart Growth, what ever you want to call it. Continuing to build multi-million dollar condo's and "LUXURY" multi-family residences on a tiny peninsular completely surrounded by salt water and dead ends everywhere with a million people and counting all crammed in like sardines in a can, I will guarantee you, is no quality of life. It is driving up the cost of housing creating more homelessness and gentrification. Overpopulation is no way to live. And it is mostly you millennials who want this. You're so busy thinking that you are solving all the problems that you think the boomers created, you're creating your own problems. You've jumped up the price of housing and increased homelessness and gentrification. How are you going to fix the problems you created?

[@jrewing1512]

I lived in Florida and this is personal for me.

[@danthemandocommando6644]

I'm a native Floridian

[@jrewing1512]

@@danthemandocommando6644 I live in West Palm.

[@gewizz2]

why?

[@danthemandocommando6644]

@@jrewing1512, I live in West Melbourne

[@GingersnapLizz]

Native Floridian. I get so sad, and angry everytime I see land cleared.

[@AjitKumar-yp2on]

Happy to see folks who are committed to conservation. I have been there once in vacation and I love the place. Floridians are lucky and should be proud that they live around a unique nature.

[@rhondaunger1228]

I lived in Florida for 20 years and it should be conserved for the animals and nature. It is a paradise.😊❤

[@tavaredixon7874]

I love being a Floridian(Orlando )we have Forrest lakes oceans swamps rivers natural springs Everglades,hills tropical fruits, rare animals people ,sunshine year round. It’s like paradise. But soon I fear the beautiful animals will suffer the most.

[@clamcrewcarclub6017]

Orlando gang 💯 🤣

[@markconner3234]

And you got dizzney built on top of reedy swamp

[@Aiba271]

I usually don't get emotional but whenever I rewatch this, the ending always hits me hard. 😭🙏

[@wkjeeping9053]

That true with all lands across the world

[@davidcarbone3385]

Nice to see this "other" side of Florida, the one you rarely "hear" about. Florida is "known" for its beaches, resorts, attractions, amusements, cruise ships, sports, the everglades, and some crazy people and some politics. You never hear about ranchers or loggers or checkerboard or the wildlife corridor, etc. Sounds like they have a preserved land program similar to other states, so hopefully the state government is funding it sufficiently.

[@pissedoldman]

You can thank Carlton Ward for his efforts cause he's the one who's made the most significant impact establishing the corridor. Buy some of his artwork. It's very nicely done.

[@heatherlandskron]

great video and so true.. florida is one of my favorite places to come for vacation.!! saving wildlife is important.!!

[@sareshmurmuclassxiiroll6964]

To those people who are protecting our environment ❤️❤️

[@runntlan7177]

One for the books!

[@summertime9508]

I Love Florida! Largest tropical region in the United States.

[@ahsnizamani9592]

saving wildlife is important because if we play with the nature then the nature will play with us very hard

[@gewizz2]

i dont think so, i think natur is entirly possible to be wiped out, extinct forever, but many species will survive, grass will always be popular and grows wild, ants are everywhere, bacteria are quite common.

[@cloroxbleach3809]

@@gewizz2 naw

[@TheRenegade2424]

Proud, born and raise Floridian love every bit of my state will never live anywhere else stay wild 🤟🏽

[@laimawolf6826]

Woo! Can't wait to see this video ♥️

[@AzlianaLyana]

Really commendable effort. Mankind has taken too much from nature. Time to take step back and rethink our way of living. 😉

[@jordanalexander8099]

What are changes that we can make? And what can we change in our life styles? I’d love to make changes.

[@tparker2095]

@@jordanalexander8099 Start by growing your own food! It sounds like a little change. But it will take pressure off environmental damage from agriculture, make you healthier, and save you money.

[@lakhwindersinghlalli1927]

Beauty of nature

[@nabilnab9523]

Florida 💗😊

[@gailliardander]

Listen people!! Let's take action.

[@elvinjonas5451]

Excellent photography. Thanks!

[@martyningsih6968]

I love this video. We are all responsible for mother nature...

[@richardomarreyes560]

Florida is a paradise❤

[@advkhayyam8644]

Awesome documentary.

[@kewokeviii.1202]

Florida is huge ! People forget that

[@RvrRaiderD1]

Its sad :( Today tourists come for our beaches and night life, not for our rivers and springs. Were a nation out of touch with nature it seems.

[@guilleport]

So enforce the law. Human and Nature can live side by side.

[@lifeisgreat1718]

Not everyone wants to be around gators and pythons. 🤷‍♂️

[@Ava-cq1zi]

😢 too many people come here already, not caring about the way they act or drive or whatever. Not to mention the people that are born here, not caring about the beauty around us. We have to do better.

[@clamcrewcarclub6017]

Hey that’s fine. Don’t need tourists clogging up every nice piece of this state

[@louismartinet882]

I always tell our visitors to go explore the Myakka River and the Preserves to see the true beauty of Florida

[@willsmith2019]

Nicely done! If our State legislators had not passed regulations that allow Counties to means to provide the same services as Cities, through MSBUs & MSTUs, there might not be as much scattered development (urban sprawl). It would be more center out growth. That in itself might have saved a lot of natural open spaces or at least more land for environmental easements.

[@vishnur9594]

Our planet ❣️

[@laila8572]

Incredible film

[@riyas193]

Good presentation

[@shayeikonyak5064]

Wonderful picture made

[@FLtrailblazer]

Incredible

[@MyFloridaWildlifeJournal]

This is awesome, thank you!

[@adekusumawardhani3370]

yes that's right, in Indonesia too.. a lot of trees cutting, burning forests, they reason to economic needs, yes that's right but that doesn't mean we cut down trees and clear the forest for our stomach needs, that's not true, the government must find a solution to create jobs so that it is evenly distributed in all area so that humans don't need to cut down trees again for various reasons.

[@sohafatima4957]

This problem is literally everywhere.

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

Excellent Video 🍀🍀🇮🇳🍀🍀

[@natalya9821]

Thank you.

[@lenmastrapa8720]

Living in Florida you takes this for granted..I don't!

[@ProudPHL]

Let's protect our planet! 🌎

[@gewizz2]

cant stop overpopulating of humans tho

[@Dman9fp]

@@gewizz2 Mother nature will stop us eventually, whether by supervolcano, super virus or what... Just idk why she's waiting so long, with so many species going extinct all the time... and even if yes, Nature always finds a way/ has survived Way way worse than whatever we throw at it/ tear it up

[@gewizz2]

@@Dman9fp maybe anthrax could kill you

[@Dman9fp]

@@gewizz2 You my good sir or madame are the pinnacle of the species, truly. Thank you for enlightening my spirit with such a profound thought... But really, you must be the absolute Life of the party anywhere you go right? XD

[@azamjhingoor5823]

Very nice videos 👌👌👌🇲🇺

[@ayalsabih]

Glad being Floridian

[@pageone1713]

Oh gosh my heart is breaking I’m not from Florida but has been my favorite destination. I would vote no more toll roads. No more housing communities due to wild life being extinct. KEEP FLORIDA WILD!

[@thomasaungst4333]

I live in Florida and what's happening is very sad .

[@Sofia-qn6fs]

Good job 👌

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

Well this sure was one very nice video

[@bho6328]

We need to save Florida there's way too much building going on when there is so many empty buildings not even occupied and they ain't building regular buildings they're building factories warehouses monster size Mega buildings. God bless Mother Nature

[@DurzoBlunts]

35% conserved as public land by 2035. Needs to be a goal and objective for the state and all residents.

[@johncorreia9041]

SAVE IT!!!!

[@davidposid4300]

I really hope the forest will stay

[@vthilton]

Save Our Planet

[@ManaBDew]

Good job 👏👏👏😁🤗🐊 🏃‍♂️💨😳 WHOA!!!

[@ashairelarrier5111]

i am from Barbados but i feel like i am in Florida

[@czgator9000]

Visited Barbados many years ago, beautiful place with very friendly people.

[@maribelgonzalez8670]

Hiiiiii 🙃 AMAZING ! .

[@Puzekat2]

I worked for the first narrator named Carlton Ward Junior.

[@Llegando_Tarde]

Too many people are moving to florida! Especially where I live in central fla, traffic is crazy! Just 10 years ago I wasnt like this.

[@tronkilonk600]

@@ariesaraya1822 Californians,northerners,etc…

[@pageone1713]

Plans to get rid of cars 15 minute city’s look it up!

[@RO49569]

We already have no nature in the Miami-fort Lauderdale area

[@ANathan123]

One of the issues with these developments is that they are allowed to completely level the place and have no obligation to replant the vegetation that was lost

[@Ketacah]

Don’t want ya… don’t need ya.., Florida is freedom… lie to yourself… we live free.

Muito bom, ótimo vídeo! 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@FASTPISTOLDRAW]

Close Florida's northern border Problem solved. Yes i know its not that simple but it could be.

[@cindystiles4671]

Exactly. Couldn't agree with you more.

[@IスペクターI]

Ah yes Florida

[@Love-jf7rs]

Beautiful :)

[@dadedowuh]

❤

[@yardlife3972]

Check out yard life !

[@maureenlynden2477]

In my culture if you take care of mother earth, she will take care of you

[@gfear24]

That dude at 0:54 legit sounded like Forest Gump.

[@MrDudeAnderson]

2:27 Don’t you'realize that the great spotted woodpecker doesn't live in Florida or the entire New World. Good job National Geographic, don’t you think it’s lame?

[@gary8862]

Good spot bird nerd

[@labluntjames3039]

notice how its called wildlife and not wildrealestate

[@brandonm7147]

Give that land back to the real owners

[@SWRural-fk2ub]

The rancher's ancestors appear, looking at the wide open grasslands, to have destroyed the wild environment that was there, and the same went for the forest owner lady, it seemed to me.

[@brendatenorio5721]

That's why the corridor must be largely public land not private.

[@nemosdiary8271]

Come to western ghat and north east arunachal pradesh, India

[@GoKartsorGoneFishin]

Save the Scrub Jays

[@Sandy-sd5cv]

There should be an alternative plan for people to earn money 💰 instead of development

[@ashleybasson5664]

They are talking about 2070. What about the ravages brought by the likes of Hurricane Ian and rising oceans? Great problems in the short term for humanity.

[@Ashley_Schaeffer]

Houses should be the last thing we put on these lands... they are going be flooded in the next 100 years... Agriculture, Ranching and Conservation are Floridas best bets...

[@hughjaass3787]

Too bad so much Forrest and ecosystems have already been destroyed before this wonderful idea became reality.

[@DUBSTEP_KUSH305]

Monopoly

[@gemini_4284]

It's gonna be on GTA 6

[@bankerdave888]

Don't worry. When the seas start to claim the land, they'll all move to Mar-a-Largo, which will not submerge in water for reasons known to many people! 🤣🤣🤣

[@solidtvgameplay9869]

See you in GTA 6

[@andster555]

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[@MattCouzensMusic]

A lot of NIMBY people in this video. You want to stop people moving there? Start taxing people so the Snow Birds stop moving there.

[@cindystiles4671]

My solution also.

[@user-gu7yo5yn9g]

yeah i want the freedom to not have an even higher cost of living in an already expensive state. big shocker but not every floridian is wealthy.

[@MattCouzensMusic]

@@user-gu7yo5yn9g Cool, so maybe you should vote for billionaires and corporations to pay their taxes.

[@adamaakif1676]

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[@brendatenorio5721]

Sage voices but record of environmental degradation in Florida increases every year. It's sad.

[@christinasornbutnark1208]

I’m disgusted by the farmer, the logger & everyone that is only interested in getting to Floridas natural resources. It’s ALL DISGUSTING!!!!

[@user-gu7yo5yn9g]

im convinced you didnt even listen to what they said

[@AGDinCA]

As long as Florida remains a Republican stronghold, the corridor is in peril. Unfortunately, DeSantis has proven that _conservative_ does not equal _conservationist._

[@BullRed12]

I would truly love to be as dumb as you for a day…. just to see what it’s really like. 😂

[@edwardkosakoski3430]

@@BullRed12 I agree Bull. Desantis knows that Florida’s environment is what draws the visitors and is why we have no state in one tax. Unfortunately, I must agree that sea level rise will make all of this a moot point within the next 100 years

[@MdMasudrana-pt8yf]

বাংলা ভাষায় দেননা কেন

[@philbertbrainstain]

Go ahead and build to your heart's content... it'll all be underwater in fifty years 🤣

[@MrLoobu]

Very true. Its not even land, dig for rocks and you will only find shell, its about 3 feet above sea level on average. You can't conserve that.

[@gewizz2]

@@MrLoobu they could build barriers like in holland

[@MrLoobu]

@@gewizz2 No they couldn't, Florida is much larger and they would need an endless amount lot of barriers, plus their state government has no regulations to build something of that scale properly.

[@rogemillecastillo3183]

No point in making this because politicians won’t listen anyway.

[@czgator9000]

The politicians aren't the ones doing it. Local conservation groups have been raising money since 2010 to buy land as well as working with ranchers and landowners to create conservation easements that will never be developed. They get a tax break and still get to use their land in a environmentally friendly way, working with biologists and agriculture extension agents.

[@billmurphy9230]

Becker Farms in Martin County sold out to Developers, So did Kiplinger

[@grumpygaming8092]

Just like the rest of South Florida. Very Sad.

[@tonymediterranean1017]

I just moved to Florida :) 😱

[@lucyyadira1126]

What can we do ? You fight and they always wins and keep building . Sad .

[@larachapman5175]

And we haven't slowed down, have we? It's just getting more problematic.

[@stevel8194]

Lost me at "God developed it".

[@snap-eternity688]

Early

[@tressbassing]

God did not create nature. Nature created the idea of gods.

[@jah2446]

Bye