How to Save a Species that is Almost Invisible

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Matschie’s tree kangaroo is found in only one place on the planet: Papua New Guinea’s Huon Peninsula. Living in these remote cloud forests, it has evolved to climb trees, eat leaves, and stay camouflaged in the canopy. With only around 2,500 individuals left, Matschie’s tree kangaroos are endangered. But there is hope: Woodland Park Zoo’s innovative Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program is protecting the marsupials’ native habitat with the help of local communities. Learn about this elusive species and take a look at PNG’s first conservation area, where protecting local wildlife involves a holistic approach.
👉🏽 Bringing together wildlife and local landowners, the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program does valuable work for community and conservation. You can find out more and support the project here: www.zoo.org/tkcp/donate
🎧 Danny Nanne, one of the locals, was even accepted to the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). He completed his BSc in Environmental Sciences & Geography and is now working as TKCP's Community Conservation Coordinator. In the "Conservation Optimism" (University of Oxford) podcast, he shares his childhood experience with endangered Matschie’s tree kangaroos in PNG. You can listen to Danny here: podfollow.com/1514337431
💻 Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program website: www.zoo.org/tkcp/program
🎧 Mongabay Podcast: "Tree kangaroos may be key to New Guinea forest conservation" news.mongabay.com/2022/03/pod...
🤓 Fun fact: Tree Kangaroos can safely jump further than 8m from one tree to another.
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🔗Sources:
Annual Report TKCP: www.zoo.org/document.doc?id=2537
IUCN Red List: www.iucnredlist.org/species/6...
Sattelite data of reforestation: bit.ly/3di1cek
"The Future of Tree Kangaroo Conservation and Science": www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Woodland Park Zoo "Twenty Years of Saving Tree Kangaroos": • Twenty Years of Saving...
Woodland Park Zoo "A life among the clouds": • A Life Among The Clouds
Seattle Stream YT "CityStream: Saving the Tree Kangaroos": • CityStream: Saving the...
IKI about the YUS Area: www.international-climate-ini...

[@terramater]

Hi friends, Kati from Terra Mater here. 👩🏻👋🏽

[@Bogwedgle]

Tree Kangaroos are criminally underappreciated animals. Such cute lil guys.

[@singh_nimisha]

Hats off to the locals! They are the real gem besides the scientists for helping and understanding them so greatly.

[@Johnny-tz3yd]

I’ve never heard of a conservation effort that assists local communities in exchange for helping with conservation. Not only does it help the people of the region but it also changes their view on wildlife and nature. Great work and hopefully this will serve as a blueprint to unite people from all around the world to help save this planet.

[@dinomation]

I really love tree kangaroos so it’s nice to hear that there population is protected.

[@stevebennett9839]

What a beautiful animal, and such great things being done from the conservation effort to medical care and education. Yet another fantastic video.

[@nethunithehana2000]

Wow I didn't even know something like this is happening now, thanks to Terra Mater and Dr. Devek and the locals for helping these amazing animals and thankyou for telling us the news!! ❤

[@earthling_parth]

I didn't know about a kangaroos in trees. Beautiful animals, hope they preserve and we do our best to keep these cute guys around ♥️

[@iii8765]

This project is so significant, it helps the local people and protects this endangered cute animal at the same time. An example for how we can make Earth a better place together. Congratulation on your noble achievement ♥

[@pulsarecho1952]

I didn't know there were such animals as tree-kangaroos! Great video.

[@That_Thicc_Cat]

I love tree kangaroos, they’re so cute!

[@Texzor]

Great Project, thank you! To be successful, it necessary to include the locals and all working together.

[@charlinepierret2995]

It's very touching seeing all these people collaborating to save these animals. I almost cried when i saw the joy of both the scientist and the tracker when he says he catch a female !! that's heartwarming. thank you

[@pavithraravi3380]

I never heard about tree kangaroo,

[@terrie001]

Amazing success at turning the local hunters into local conservator. The funding is spent more efficiently when direct to help the local survive so they don’t hunt than spending on sending people to the forest and capture these animals and manually grow them in a safer place.

[@danielle_m]

To those people who do effort to save these beautiful creatures from extinction, thank you. May you have strength, will, and intelligence to continue. Someday I hope, I'll become like you.

[@brycekirkham6896]

Love this inspiring story and once again it's great to see such a unique species featured!

[@DRCrimeCircle]

i didnt know such kangaroos exists

[@superman-kn3mv]

Woah thanks i did not know there was an animal like this !!

[@abdulrahimalias1079]

"So the question is; 'does all the local population participates in the conservation of these tree kangaroos?; the answer is 'yes'': Actually I felt very good at this statement.