We rediscovered a species - now it might go extinct

[@MossyEarth]

🙌 If you think this kind of work is worth funding be sure to check out the Mossy Earth membership mossy.earth! We have an app and a community discord so it’s fun but above all impactful. - Cheers, Duarte

[@rijadi79]

#SAVETHESNAILS❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

Since most of the time was just walking, I guess this project didn't have an impressive budget. I saw someone saying that he wouldn't pay to save snails instead of other animals, but I desagrees since the project represents a small part of your budget (I think, I May be wrong)

[@MossyEarth]

You are right, this was a very small budget for our normal project size. Just travel + equipment that is being used for monitoring and other field work. - Cheers, Duarte

[@Ottawajames]

​@@MossyEarthso it's been almost a year...has there been another attempt to find the snail?

[@glow15]

Hello! I like how you guys show the projects and expeditions in these mini doccumentary type videos! Saving "unpopular" species is something that's so underrated these days, when the media often focuses only on the big ones. Keep up the great work! 👍🏻

[@tiagoandrade6994]

Great work guys! Thank you for helping preserve the biodiversity of my country :) Do you have any information about the invasive species in those islands? Are there still non native plants or animals there or all of them have been successfully removed?

[@MossyEarth]

Hi Tiago, the invasives are still present in Deserta grande but have been eradicated from Bugio. So we would look to do any potential reintroductions there. - Cheers, Duarte

[@TheBobador]

Nothing short of amazing! Well done guys!

[@MossyEarth]

Cheers Bob!

[@Andrew_Moreland]

You guys are incredible.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Andrew and thank you for the speedy comment too! I published this just a minute ago :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@ricardogonzalez1894]

Very much appreciated!!!!

[@antsfreak9098]

Thank you

[@TheCoffeybeans]

Well done Mossy Earth!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@AxelHekk]

You guys are amazing

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Axel! Glad you enjoyed the project :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@DH-xf2qp]

Shame you didn’t the snail but good that you will persevere. Keep up the great work and I’m sure you will get there in the end, If it’s worth while it’s worth the effort.

[@MossyEarth]

If they are still there, we will get them next time! :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@JohnJackson-e9z]

Where is this?

[@WinterSoldier7207]

This island seems so hostile to, and untouched by human life. I have to wonder what drove this species so close to extinction to begin with? Can this planet really continue to support it, or has it just had a bad stroke of luck that can be more permanently corrected?

[@Miron_Marnic]

I hope you will find them.

[@bleo8371]

Its strange to me i dont see any trees there.. coud be nice to see it with new kind of trees but i know it coud be dangerous for all spieces. . anyway nature still evolving never ending process.. but human is real dissaster to it.. . i woud like to see planet without humans for while to know more impact its strange to me we can invent technology but we are not able live in harmony.. green home, no polution its not so hard... our system do it hard.

[@levimattingly7995]

This ecosystem probably didn't evolve with trees, so why would they introduce them? That would just kill the ecosystem.

[@lancerolen9414]

Dear Mossy Earth and anyone reading i hope all is well. I just want to say that Jesus Christ loves and cares for you. If you haven't done so please accept Him as your savior and Lord. And remember to enjoy and cherish all that is good and right in life for we only get one life and we don't know what tomorrow will bring.

[@charlotteforte91]

if there's one thing I learned studying nature both recreationally and now academically, is that every species, no matter how small or uncharismatic, is worth saving. They all have a role to play in the grand scheme of things on this planet, even if it's not immediately obvious. So I think it's a wonderful and definitely brave thing (those drops, oof!) that you're doing for the sake of these little snails. Keep up the good work and good luck for the next expedition, I'm sure you'll find the last species. Força, rapaziada!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Charlie, you are right, all species are worth saving! We really appreciate the support everyone here has shown :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@leeming1317]

This is why I fell in love with permaculture gardening, it opened my eyes so much more than just growing my greens, but I get to take care of a whole ecosystem from the fungi to the birds!

[@TheMasterOfCornedy]

except ticks they can go die

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

If a species was put there in the first place it was for a reason, even if we don't yet understand the reason.

[@timozkurt7944]

Hard luck with the final species but it sounds like we’ve got the best team on the job to try again. A lot of respect for the local team for how committed they’ve been for so long!

[@MossyEarth]

If they are there they will be found :)

[@Spiracle]

Great work on the expedition everyone, three species saved and already breeding in captivity is an incredible achievement! Hopefully in the future we'll be able to find G. coronula too, I'm sure there's a group of them clinging on somewhere in the Desertas

[@MossyEarth]

Fingers crossed we are able to find them next year!

[@douglasr9163]

An amazing expedition, sad that you weren't able to find G. coronula, but hopefully future expeditions will prove fruitful in finding more individuals and eventually starting a breeding program. Your success in establishing breeding colonies for 3 of the 4 is an amazing success. Can't wait to see more amazing works in the future and I'm looking forward to hear of the formal reintroduction of these species back to the islands in the future.

[@MossyEarth]

We will be sure to show everything here on the channel :) So keep an eye out. We really appreciate the positive comments! - Cheers, Duarte

[@tiagodezoeten2557]

It is such a great team out there, joining the expedition was incredible. I am very happy their efforts, motivation and character come across in the video. Well done everyone!

[@MossyEarth]

Well done on getting us involved in this!

[@PaulCoxC]

Love this series, and makes me grateful to hear the work we're doing is so appreciated both by members and the scientists we work with!

[@MossyEarth]

My thoughts exactly, this is a very special project! - Cheers, Duarte

[@novedad4468]

Doesn't the marking potentially hinder the snail's natural camouflage to hide from predators? I guess that you have to balance the hypothetical disadvantage that marking may suppose with the benefits that the population size information can provide when analysing conservation efforts. Anyways, great work. Hope that all four species can be saved

[@MossyEarth]

Good question which I am sure Dinarte has considered. Will see if I can get him to add a reply on here. Cheers, Duarte

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

In 2:51 it really looks like a sci fi movie about Mars or something like that. I swer that never in my Life I would've thinked that such beautifull landscapes and species would be in the desertas

[@MossyEarth]

Such a unique place, I will be joining for the next expedition and I am really excited to see this landscape better!

[@ARGamingSFB260]

We'll i saw many Re Wilding projects All over the you tube (some of them are not much impressive respectfully)but I've never seen someone Doing so much hard Work on Both saving animals and forests hats of

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you my friend! That really means a lot to all of us :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

I ask myself how many islands and species are in similar conditions, its sad to think about it

[@MossyEarth]

Well we are looking at other island species for some new projects :)

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

@@MossyEarth Excited about that, islands support really rare biodiversity

[@MossyEarth]

Indeed they do!

[@matthewdavies5875]

This series just gets better and better.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Matt!

[@julieschleiss-andreassen693]

Love the dedication and commitment! Nice that we got to know some of the cool scientists behind this project a bit better - better luck next time 🤞

[@MossyEarth]

thank you Julie! We will get them next time :)

[@thatundeadlegacy2985]

Im curious, if you got someone who pledged a large amount of money, lets say a few million, how would you go about expanding you team? Not that i have any, lol.

[@MossyEarth]

Yes we would in all likelihood hire some more people to help manage a lot of new projects :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@TedH71]

I'm a fish person and I could've sworn I didn't recognize the fishes swimming in the ocean. Would that area happen to have endemic fishes?

[@MossyEarth]

Not sure about the ones on camera. However, I imagine there might be some unique endemic fish there 🤔 Probably worth asking the rangers next time! - Cheers, Duarte

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

I noticed all the names used for the snails are latin names, don't they have translated names?

[@MossyEarth]

Nope

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

@@MossyEarth It would be nice to give them names

[@MossyEarth]

Maybe we can ask Dinarte and Isamberto if that is ok for them :)

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

@@MossyEarth If think they would like to

[@Lone-Lee]

#Snailslivesmatter

[@MossyEarth]

:D #snaillivesmatter!

[@macwhinny]

I'm a Mossy Earth Member, paid for 3 peoples worth for an entire year, as i believe in what you are doing. While I'm not saying that this is a wrong way to spend the members donations. I'm really not, i do believe we have a responsibility to intervene and do what we can, to support all species. But what got me thinking while watching this video, was as this is such a small island and a lot of those species can only be found in that place, would it be a better use of resources to concentrate on more keystone species. Those that would have a wider affect on their environments. I honestly don't know the answer, but it would be an interesting video concept for you to do. As there is a valid point in each direction.

[@MossyEarth]

Hi Mac, first off a big thank for being a member! The point you raise is very valid and we take it seriously. Most of our work and budget spend focuses on projects that with a small intervention unlock vast change such as our work with wetlands or keystone species like the salmon. This project is less than 1% of our budget in the past year. It helps with diversifying our impact and supports these species that would otherwise not get any funding. These projects will always be a smaller % of our spending but we think they do a lot with what little we spend on them. Hope that makes sense! - Cheers, Duarte

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

They are helping keystone species I think, but these project didn't slow the others down very much since it spent litle ammounts of money and some time from 1 member of mossy earth

[@PaulCoxC]

@@MossyEarth maybe if enough people are interested, we could do a video at some point talking about the nuance in this, and how we balance out the different areas to spend our time and money

[@MossyEarth]

Agreed, this would be worth our time! Might include it with the video presenting the team :)

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

@@PaulCoxC thats truly needed here

[@ARGamingSFB260]

I have a request why Don't u Guys Start a project of bringing Back the Lost plants Which are now almost extinct and Could be forever gone for like 2-4 million years to come back

[@MossyEarth]

We do have an endangered plants project actually :) mossy.earth/projects/rewilding/saving-rare-cliff-plants

[@danaus5788]

@@MossyEarth Those are great news! But both Euphorbia pedroi and Convolvulus fernandezii have a few hundred specimens. What about Musschia isambertoi, that is endemic to Deserta Grande and with only 10 wild individuals recorded in 2018?

[@Miamcoline]

Amazing! And again, thank you so much for this. For doing it, funding it, noticing and adopting this cause, and for sharing it with us!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Chris, that means a lot to everyone here! - Cheers, Duarte

[@g3lindow]

If you get photos of the captive breeding program I would be interested in seeing update on their progress. Instead of waiting for a the eventual release to the wild for an update.

[@LeaveCurious]

Fantastic work Mossy Earth, those conditions do not make your work easy... making this project all the more admirable!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Rob! :)

[@andrewmaclennan1818]

every species deserves a chance to be saved, love these videos and all the work being done

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Andrew, that means a lot to everyone here! - Cheers, Duarte

[@rebelcommander7starwarsjur922]

Every species matters EVERY SPECIES MATTERS no matter what the species is it matters parasite an ugly species a cute one a small one a big one a well known one an unknown one a multicellular species a single cellar species EVERY SPECIES MATTERS!

[@michaelzlprime]

there are some novel plankton species which evolved over the winter in my local rain puddle. for a million I will start a breeding program that makes sure this species doesn't go extinct!

[@arealhauntedhouse4171]

I love snails🐌 so interesting the way their faces just pop out of smooth slimy body.

[@MossyEarth]

:D

[@oculo6503]

Such a nice video and visuals, save the snails!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Oculo! Save the snails :D - Cheers, Duarte

[@chan_for]

We can post pictures to check if it is endemic on discord

[@CMZneu]

You know one good way to save a species is to give a few breeding specimens to some well known collectors hobby/enthusiast keepers. We will be swimming with snails and spiders in no time, because a lot of people are very passionate about animals and take great pride in their work.

[@MossyEarth]

Yes, I have heard about it being important for a some plant species and I am sure there are many interesting examples. However, in this case there are so few individuals left that we can only leave them with the experts. Cheers, Tiago.

[@CMZneu]

3:33 and 4:11 Wait is it a tarantula or a species of wolf spider(true spider)? cause they are pretty different spiders.

[@CMZneu]

Never mind, look at those beautiful big eyes, definitely not a tarantula.

[@MossyEarth]

Well spotted, it is a wolf spider and not a tarantula, my bad! The common name in portuguese is tarântula-das-desertas which doesn't help ha ha. Cheers, Tiago

[@MossyEarth]

It's an incredible creature. Glad you think so too! Tiago

[@StrangeTerror]

This is a great way of doing things as you guys already know. I wish I could swing a membership right now.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you my friend :)- Cheers, Duarte

[@Lone-Lee]

Funny how I recieved an ad of a girl eating snails inbetween this video.😂

[@joaquimbarbosa896]

Kinda ironic

[@MossyEarth]

No way 😂 hahaha Hopefully they were not Geomitra coronula! - Cheers, Duarte

[@DuartedeZ]

Well done Tiago, Dinarte, Isamberto, Manuel Jose and all the other rangers 👏

[@clintrobinson1706]

One of your videos just popped into my KZbin feed and I am hooked! I subscribed and have watched ~15 of your videos so far. I loved this series and cannot wait to see how the breeding program progresses. I would also enjoy seeing more about how the eradication efforts were successful on Bugio, and how they are progressing on Deserta Grande (if at all). I saw in one of these videos that there is evidence of rat predation. And I am sure you will be so proud when these 3 are reintroduced onto the island!

[@Gertyutz]

They might not be charismatic, but I think they're beautiful. And snails lay A LOT of eggs, so I think the group will be successful.

[@MaurieDeaton]

All creatures are worth saving, thank you so much for your hard work and foresight to act while there is still a chance. I expect the snails think we are pretty ugly, without even a lovely shell. Thanks again!

[@laughinglighting4343]

Super fun!

[@thesilentone4024]

Can you go to a climate building where they test the effects of different co2 levels on different plants. Like tree or vegetable in 500 up to 5,000 ppm in co2. I wonder if they test the effects on animals 🤔 i wonder would be cool if they did so they can say all the physically effects and be right on the money

[@joeirasm]

Hey, teaming up with sustainable companies who make hiking gear might be good advertisement for them and another way for money in the bank for you? Awesome work guys

[@comradeweismann6947]

🐌

[@lukiridiculous8958]

Loved this series, really apprecieat what you guys are doing! when will the video about the wolf spider release?

[@gailhasler8435]

Science teaches us that all species are important. Take bees for instance. It's taken us too long to understand that without pollinators, agriculture is doomed. 😘

[@DanielWatson-vv7cd]

It wouldn't hurt to add some plants to the island so the snails could have more food to feed on. The more they eat, the more they'll breed.

[@Rythmdoc]

Are we going to form a board of people that sits and decides what species to save? Completely absurd! Go and save the snails!

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

All species are worth it we were all created for a purpose to do our 'bit' whatever it is to make the ecosystem of the world go around and every extinction makes this world all the more vulnerable.

[@Neliel97]

I love snails :( why do people only wanna save big fluffly mammals and not all the other creatures needed to make the ecosystems they live in work

[@Creppystories123]

I love this series :D

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Alexus! - Cheers, Duarte

[@PheOfTheFae]

I love snails! They are one of my favorite animals.

[@furatceylan8]

truely unsung heroes for nature - i can only thank you for being so dedicated and passionate about snails, spiders and an essentially unuseful island, but just for us, to nature it is a small treasure chest

[@theogrhino1144]

I’m glad there is someone who cares about the ugly animals out there

[@onlineo2263]

Lovely video. Is it safe to swim in real beaver ponds?

[@EweliinaaS]

This is such a great work! ❤ I love that some people are so invested in conserving many of the endangered species! I believe that this can help educate people and I hope that we can learn from the past 🙌

[@Ch0rr1s]

IDK why, but 1:52 sure has to feel like being a disney princess - you know? with the rock and the crashing wave. Remindes me of the "Ariel the mermaid" opening from my childhood 🤭

[@MossyEarth]

The skill and dedication of these rangers is incredible. You can easily see that they are in their element! Tiago

[@44ReptileMan]

Awesome work! More hype for uncharismatic species the better!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Ollie! - Cheers, Duarte

[@djmclencio]

please !!!! find a proper soundengineer for sick !!!!

[@rsbrie]

i love your channel!!! amazing work!

[@pencilpauli9442]

The Mars rovers are fake! This is where NASA film the "Mars" footage! lol Great work you are doing! Many thanks

[@hssnrh]

What

[@Shadow_Arbor]

Thanks for everything you do!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Shadow! What a fast comment! I barely pressed publish a minute ago haha - cheers, Duarte

[@DuaneEseo-ul1bg]

What is the importance of mosses in the ecosystem?

[@adrianafamilymember6427]

Great job keep on keeping these species alive for their future and ours.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Adriana! - Cheers, Duarte

[@adrianafamilymember6427]

@@MossyEarth Im sorry but what does Duarte mean?

[@MossyEarth]

haha it is my name :) Duarte de Zoeten one of the co-founders of Mossy Earth and the one that manages the KZbin side of things.

[@CausticLemons7]

Any updates to this project?

[@emilymcintosh6953]

Your doing some excellent work!

[@tjtweedy3189]

Maybe set up cameras in the areas you believe the snails will be, leave them there a couple nights since they are nocturnal, come back and see where they hang then you'll know where to hunt during the day safely.

[@MossyEarth]

That is a really interesting idea! Camera trapping snails 🐌! I will pass that on to Tiago :)

[@julioczar5778]

First viewer from the Philippines 💕 Keep up the good works. Stay safe guys

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Julio! That was fast, we just uploaded this :D - Cheers, Duarte

[@julioczar5778]

You're welcome. Sooner or later if I ever get my first stable job this year I wont think twice to support youu guys 😄

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Julio, that means a lot to us my friend! :)

[@sabersroommate8293]

Commenting to help your videos get recommended and sharing to my friends. Good luck to you guys.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Maynard :D - Cheers, Duarte

[@rijadi79]

#SAVETHESNAILS❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@EmaDurao10]

🤩 So exciting!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Ema!

[@farmworkMi]

Very awesome videos I've been watching them all thank you for the conservatism

[@diliangeorgiev]

Congratulations for your hard work!!! If you need Psocoptera identifications from the island you can rely on my help.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Dilian! - Cheers, Duarte

[@olwynskye417]

10:00 Such beautiful shells.

[@aidanwhite5631]

this is beautiful work

[@kadorywasfy]

suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuui

[@huroncyclist]

Bro please be considerate for arachnophobes like me. Flipped the shit outta my phone at around 3:35 coz I wasnt expecting that big ass of a spider to just flash thru. I have to stop watching 😢

[@MossyEarth]

Sorry my friend, but they are a beautiful endemic species too and we want to show them. You can rest assured they won't show up in other videos in the coming months but we will be featuring them in a video of their own at some point. Although that should be obvious by the title and thumbnail. - Duarte

[@huroncyclist]

@@MossyEarth yeah, unfortunately I wont be able to watch that tho hahaha. But anws, I was spooked out earlier. I'll try and bring along a friend to watch with me 😅 Looking forward to your new videos!

[@comradeweismann6947]

The immortal snail

[@prishatakrani7243]

Which island is this on?

[@khango6138]

Amazing work!!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Kha!

[@Memessssss]

Incredible!

[@Monkey-GANGSTERS]

Great work!❤

[@nikolasango8236]

🐌

[@WmJared]

Be safe during the night work!! Good work on saving the uncharismatic and ugly, and preserving the millions of years of history and biology!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you for the kind words Jared! We will be no worries :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@prajaktajoshi6280]

👍

[@anuschcka1]

Danke für die Arbeit die ihr macht !

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

🐌

[@Strange-Viking]

I think its very awesome you guys are doing this, I also understand why and really respect that. Yet I am very interested to know why you are doing this in a bigger extent. So the snails only live on 1 island, so very confined, they also are very confined to certain places on the island. And I understand that its because of that issue, for example a landslide or something like that can wipe out on of the species entirely. So since you have done a 2nd round of observation, marking and all you probably came to sort of an estimate on the scale and size of the area? So not asking where they exactly are but what area size are we roughly talking about? Keep up the great work!

[@ColumbiaB]

Very interesting subject matter. As an observation pertaining more to editing, the narration mentions that this expedition takes place in the Desertas Islands - but does not explain where that is. Nor does the text description of the video, above the comments, state where this field work is being done. I gathered from a reference in the narration that this may be one in a sequence of videos about this expedition. Perhaps an earlier video gave information about the location of the island. But you have to expect that this video may show up in “feeds”, where the previous videos in the series have •not• appeared, and that not everyone (even among those who have a good general knowledge of geography) knows where this place is! So, I would suggest that either the narration of this video, or its text description, should have made it clear that the Desertas Islands are a small archipelago within the larger Madeira Archipelago, located off the coast of Morocco

[@siddharthg8801]

Thanks