That's because Florida's climate is more like Central America than the rest of North America for some reason. Thank goodness Georgia and Alabama at least get some cold weather as a barrier for most of the Invasive species down there. Even then a lot are spreading northward.
@Anthony I hope so! I live in NC and I have read that another large invasive lizard, The Tegu, is more tolerant to cold and are steadily spreading North. There have supposedly been captures in Georgia and sightings in SC.
I’ve lived in Florida my entire life and seen first hand the displacement of native plants and animals. I live in the northern part of the state and only see a few invasives here, but going to somewhere like South Miami or the Florida Keys is like stepping into an exotic reptile store because there’s iguanas the size of a German Shepherd and a dozen of species of geckos eating the bugs that gather under outdoor lights at night. It’s the same situation with the fish. There’s even a couple populations of wild primates in the state!
The wildest thing is that if you’re anywhere in the eastern US you are actually totally surrounded by invasives and don’t even notice or recognize them as invasive. If you can see any grass there’s a very high chance it’s invasive. At best we can see changes around us from year to year, decade to decade… but the fact is, we often don’t notice the changes right in front of our eyes, but the invasives have been here for hundreds of years… We cannot see the changes that predate our lives, with data and study we can sort of decipher the changes but in general we don’t do that, and when we try it’s not likely that we will get a clear understanding of these changes.
Not that we should be proud of that, but my country, Brazil, has at least 460 invasive species - and hundreds more that are not native but considered alien species rather than invasive.
The US also has such a wide range of geography that any animal from any part of the world could find a home. From tropics in Florida as mentioned in the video, but deserts out west, rainforests, tundra, temperate, etc.
@@matthewwelsh294 I didn't realize Washington state had a desert biome. That's pretty awesome! I could see myself living there if the Pacific Ocean was a little warmer. And if I was allowed to grow my own "non-native plants".
As a Californian, I live nearby a local Marsh Preserve. Although the landscape is very beautiful, there’s a lot of fire ants, especially during the summer season. I’ve never been bitten by one, but after seeing what a single bite did to my friend’s thumb, I don’t want to become another one of their victims. Even worse, there’s also non-native eucalyptus trees. From what I heard, they were first introduced for the lumber industry, but after they realized how much they sucked as wood material, they simply released them. The roots of eucalyptus trees makes the ground more toxic and ends up killing other trees. I actually didn’t even know California had these trees until last month. But yeah, there’s definitely a lot of invasive species. Oh, and the European Starlings. Not invasive, but they are quite loud and vocal.
Its crazy how pretty some of those invasive species area. Or how much damage they can actually do. The opossums here sure look a lot different than Australia. Was fun to watch. Great video
@@nathanielhart1299 yeah Opossums and Australian possums are not closely related. There’s a been a fair amount of geographical isolation between American marsupials and Australian marsupials
They're both very similar in their predation of birds since possums love eating all the eggs from the nest of a ground-nesting bird. In America, that means grouse, turkey, quail, cranes, ducks, geese, etc. Anyone who enjoys going out for turkeys should try to manage the possums by trapping them.
@@BornIn1500 or leave them alone? They take care of ticks and mosquitoes, cant get rabies, and they are extremely clean animals. Also opossum go into a coma like state when threatened while the others dont
Kia Ora bro. Been a fan for few years now. I'm currently doing research on New Zealand native freshwater fish You were spot on with your work baring the obvious most invasive animal, the human.
for most of human history humans have been a crucial part of ecosystems all over the world. Sadly most of us have been disconnected from that even though we were once a hyper keystone species. Indeginous knowledge and science is what is going to help stop the current mass extinction (which was started by us ik). So, to say we are an invasive species grossly simplifies the issues at hand and erases indigenous people and their culture. Also humans as a species are not to blame, it's corporations and people in power who have chosen to continue putting profit and short term gains over our planet.
I once commented to one of your video's that some of these invasive species might be controlled by eating them. You told me back then that you are vegan so you wouldn't know. But I am curious if some of the many invasive plant species of South Africa are edible as well. Maybe if you cook them well, they could be quite tasteful
What's funny is a lot of the invasive species in Texas are because they were originally intended for eating/hunting. Meat farms go belly up or animals escape or wander off of preserves. I know for a fact the people in Louisiana are trying hard to make eating Plecostomus popular.
Makes sense US is at the top, it's such a large nation with diverse climates. Everything from cold mountains and tundra areas, to coniferous forests, to deserts, and yes tropical swampland down in Florida.
What is your definition of invasive species? I live in Perth Australia. Kookaburras and Corellas (white noisy parrots) were never found on the west coast of Australia until pet owners brought them over. Corella flocks are occasionally culled in Perth as their flocks become so huge and they destroy or displace local species. Have I mentioned they're bloody noisy.
If it's non-native, destructive, and people find it ugly/not useful, it's invasive, like brushtail possums. If it's non-native, destructive, but people like it, such as sheep, then it's not invasive.
In Colorado we used to have a good population of Aberts Squirrels, which are endemic here. They came in a variety of coats but easily my favorite is the jet black coat. Typically you would find them primarily in the mountains but cities like Castle Rock and Colorado Springs were a good place to see one too. However, we also have a large number of invasive Fox Squirrels, so much so that they’ve outcompeted the Aberts Squirrels to the point where I haven’t seen a single one in over two years
You know what would be a cool video, animals that are being driven out of their native range by other animals. (White Sharks in South Africa for one, has literally nothing to do with humans)
Wow I knew the USA had a bunch of invasive species but I did not know we had more then the other countries listed 😲 altho with our relaxed laws on pets and a huge concentration of ignorance it's not really shocking sadly
I agree it is shocking but i think the main reason why america has so many is because its so large are there's a few hotspots like Florida. I think there's a few states that are pretty unaffected by invasive species so it's not all bad i guess
It's not just animals. We've introduced a lot of ornamental plants, trees, and flowers that have overrun some areas. Kudzu and Japanese honeysuckle 2 famous examples.
Was there a reason why there was such little content given to the number one spot? I watched the entire video and saw lots of great content for each selection and waited the entire video to see all of the content that was waiting for the number one spot just for it to be sped through and ended just as quickly as it was named. Click baiting all of the USA with the thumbnail and then just leaving them hanging?
You know what's funny, is that as soon as you mentioned North America, where I live, a Eurasian collared dove just landed in the yard, and you weren't wrong, we have A LOT of feral and invasive animals.
One interesting issue with some of the united states invasives is some of the invasives are technically native to the country, but not the region. Black locust for instance grows along the southern swamps, but has been introduced into many non native parts of the country. Its not a particularly noxious tree in most cases, but despite being adapted for swamps it has a talent for thriving in nutrient poor soil like pine barrens. Pine barrens are interesting ecosystems but we have lost almost 90% of then due to development, because its seen as wasted space not good for anything except clearing building. The irony is where they continue to disappear are in states with some of the best environmnetal protection laws. But as we all know the U.S. only cares about nature when theres no money to be made off of it.
Wall lizards eat bugs. I'd expect those would be welcome. Southern California has at least seven feral parrot species, none are native. But they're fun.
@@1mrcow143 depends on the part of long island they stretch all the way from Lynbrook, Hempstead, West Hempstead, Queens, Franklin Square, Hewlett ect ect if you are quiet and careful and it's spring/summer you will see the lizards.
I guess I've just always assumed they're damaging, I'm in regional Western Australia and most invasive animals are horrifically damaging. And don't get me started on invasive plants. I'm opposite "urban" bushland and unfortunately we're not allowed to remove any plants, even the invasive ones. I guess it became a law to prevent people accidentally removing native flora (or pretending they didn't realise it was native), but it's horrible seeing the bush taken over by weeds. And now that bush is about to be cleared for development due to some of the weeds being "difficult to remove." Recently I geo-logged 13 Western Ring-tail Possums on a small section of that bushland in one hour. They're critically endangered with only a few thousand left in the wild, and they don't cope with translocation (microbiome likely the issue). It's sad to know that the laws that are meant to protect threatened and endangered species are used as an excuse to clear their habitat.
Not fun to watch those videos - makes you almost speechless, what damage human beings do to this planet & its ecosystems ... 👍 - for your work, much appreciated.
Australian native species and environment has been devastated by Europeans introducing European invasive animals into our environment because they were homesick.
@@henryturnerjr3857 There was a virus released in the late 90's that had taken a few out in the drier environments and making a bit of a difference in numbers but around the coast and wetter environments they're still running amok. The proliferation of most introduced herbavores and all predators which have caused the majority of native species extinction has been linked directly to the eradication of Dingoes for the sheep industry by state and federal governments. Removing the native apex predator has allowed fox cat and herbavores to take over the environment where they were suppressed and controlled by resident dingo packs.
@@henryturnerjr3857 kind of but no, they introduced a virus (accidentally) that all but wiped out the Spanish rabbit but it is slowly making a comeback. I'm not in an area particularly prone to rabbits but I'm sure I could drive less then 2 kms in any direction and see some
When you say warrens do you mean burrows? Most of the rabbits in the Eastern US don't dig to my knowledge. They make more like nests. And some of those European Rabbits and Hares are enormous!
Yeah I live in Australia and I had no idea we had that many invasive species I would love to see you do a video series on all the invasive species in Australia and then maybe on other countries invasive species
I suspect that you are only considering fauna. The are heaps of flora species also, which look really pretty in gardens, but which have the capacity to take over if tossed aside.
As a native Floridian I'm sad over all of the invasive species. We have birds that do not belong here. Iguanas are everywhere in south FL. Many snakes have all but destroyed the Everglades. Which is the sea nursery. Every species of python, constrictors, snails ECT live in our river of grass.
I don't know why US citizens complain about invasive species and say iguanas don't belong here birds don't belong here this and that Well then . American bullfrogs don't belong to Colombia . US Congress weed don't belong in India or Australia . American crayfish don't belong in UK or France . American red spotted turtles don't belong in Europe and American raccons don't belong in Germany and the list goes on
Hmm, never knew there was so many invasive species in North America. A couple of points; you've mainly covered invasive mammals, reptiles and one amphibian, but insects are also an invasive species (on land and fresh water) and there are other marine invasive species (in SE Australia) called the North Pacific seastar, an echinoderm accidentally introduced to Tasmanian coastal water from bilges of Japanese ships. There are invasive species other than the brush tailed possum out of Australia too, the Australian venomous redback spider is now an invasive species in Japan, New Zealand and South-East Asia. Its bite can kill a child and cause intense pain and fever in adults.
Planet earth is one. Thank God that humans doesn’t consider themselves invasive specie even when they are the most destructive and cruel creatures of all.
I gotta ask, would we consider humans as a invasive species?, with our destructive condition requirements to suit our needs as well as outdated bigot like beliefs that caused a total number of extinctions since the end of the last ice age?.
for most of human history humans have been a crucial part of ecosystems all over the world. Sadly most of us have been disconnected from that even though we were once a hyper keystone species. Indeginous knowledge and science is what is going to help stop the current mass extinction (which was started by us ik). So, to say we are an invasive species grossly simplifies the issues at hand and erases indigenous people and their culture. Also humans as a species are not to blame, it's corporations and people in power who have chosen to continue putting our only planet over profit and short term gains.
Not surprised. I'm a South Floridian and I've seen Iguanas the size of pugs. They taste ok though. Hawks, pythons, cane toads, the list goes on. Just visit the Everglades.
Yep. Of course my country was number 1 on the list. I'm really not surprised. Because of the diversity of the people who migrated here hundreds of years ago, and who are still migrating here. Maybe it's the people who are the invasive creatures after all? 🤷🤷🤷
I fantasize about just sending all non native plants and animals back to their natural habitats and wonder how that would boost environments back up😂😂 what’s crazy is Texas has a huge invasive species population most of those are African and Indian mammals though
About Florida I’m so sad about it I adore tegus and I want to get 1 in the future and they are hunted I understand why they need to die it’s just tragic
Mr American: Imma gonna buy me an animal I don't know how to look after because it mekks me look TUFF. Then Imma gonna let it loose to eat the local fauna!! Also Mr American: Darnations! These forriners comin over 'ere tekkin all R jobs 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I liked it and sadly no one wants the title of number one. This is something that we all share in the responsibility. In all fairness I applaud those who step up to eradicate these invasive species. It can be as simple as pulling Japanese Honeysucke saplings if you live in the southern US. The folk down in Florida make great boots and belts. There is send theback to their natural habitats where in some cases they're extinct in the wild.
People: let’s just release animals into an ecosystem, we have done it before and it absolutely destroyed the ecosystem and harmed us directly. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
You're... not counting the worst-affected places in the world or talking about them, because they aren't technically countries in their own right? Then what even is this list? Unsure whether imperialist or just lazy.
Amazed about NZ I live here, yet I had no idea we were that high up the list. As for our native kiwi, at the moment where I live it's dogs killing them. As for Possum thankfully trapping is keeping numbers down. Thanks to funding availability. The Possum has a horrible call . Something like a Dacula laugh.
Balance in the worlds ecosystems will be restored one way or another, unfortunately this will probably mean alot of species going extinct, or adapting. This is my theroy anyway
can i help you you mssed rats and rabits in the astrulia one of course im not from there but i did my resaerch sorry if i ofended you just helping cuz i found out that rats are very very very invasev in astruileae they call it ratenado when houses and farms are flooded whith rats they say when that happends you can chatch 500 rats a nigt.
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Whenever Tsuki talks about invasive species, just know that Florida is going to be mentioned
Florida man is a poison to the natural environment too.
It is rather the poster child for invasive species, shits crazy
That's because Florida's climate is more like Central America than the rest of North America for some reason. Thank goodness Georgia and Alabama at least get some cold weather as a barrier for most of the Invasive species down there. Even then a lot are spreading northward.
@Anthony I hope so! I live in NC and I have read that another large invasive lizard, The Tegu, is more tolerant to cold and are steadily spreading North. There have supposedly been captures in Georgia and sightings in SC.
@Anthony yes.
I’ve lived in Florida my entire life and seen first hand the displacement of native plants and animals. I live in the northern part of the state and only see a few invasives here, but going to somewhere like South Miami or the Florida Keys is like stepping into an exotic reptile store because there’s iguanas the size of a German Shepherd and a dozen of species of geckos eating the bugs that gather under outdoor lights at night. It’s the same situation with the fish. There’s even a couple populations of wild primates in the state!
It’s very sad if we think about the natural beauty the Florida area once had. They really ruined it
F U Floridan
The wildest thing is that if you’re anywhere in the eastern US you are actually totally surrounded by invasives and don’t even notice or recognize them as invasive.
If you can see any grass there’s a very high chance it’s invasive.
At best we can see changes around us from year to year, decade to decade… but the fact is, we often don’t notice the changes right in front of our eyes, but the invasives have been here for hundreds of years…
We cannot see the changes that predate our lives, with data and study we can sort of decipher the changes but in general we don’t do that, and when we try it’s not likely that we will get a clear understanding of these changes.
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I have seen wild primates in florida, but it was during spring break.😅
Not that we should be proud of that, but my country, Brazil, has at least 460 invasive species - and hundreds more that are not native but considered alien species rather than invasive.
You've done it again! Another interesting and educational video! So glad to see someone call out invasive plants as a major pest species.
Thanks for making these videos they are so calming kinda miss the old intro though :)
Definitely miss the old intro
Same
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The US also has such a wide range of geography that any animal from any part of the world could find a home. From tropics in Florida as mentioned in the video, but deserts out west, rainforests, tundra, temperate, etc.
Go to Washington state rainforests, deserts, temperate, beach and mountains all in one state
@@matthewwelsh294 I didn't realize Washington state had a desert biome. That's pretty awesome! I could see myself living there if the Pacific Ocean was a little warmer. And if I was allowed to grow my own "non-native plants".
@@jonathanq5124 The west side is a rainforest, the east side is scrublands and deserts, and mountains in the middle
Yup! Virtually EVERY major climate type can be found in Murica! 🤣🤣🤣
This channel is so informative. Most of the time I learn new things. Thx for that. As always great video.
As a Californian, I live nearby a local Marsh Preserve. Although the landscape is very beautiful, there’s a lot of fire ants, especially during the summer season.
I’ve never been bitten by one, but after seeing what a single bite did to my friend’s thumb, I don’t want to become another one of their victims.
Even worse, there’s also non-native eucalyptus trees. From what I heard, they were first introduced for the lumber industry, but after they realized how much they sucked as wood material, they simply released them.
The roots of eucalyptus trees makes the ground more toxic and ends up killing other trees. I actually didn’t even know California had these trees until last month. But yeah, there’s definitely a lot of invasive species.
Oh, and the European Starlings. Not invasive, but they are quite loud and vocal.
Even the ubiquitous Argentine ants are invasive. You know, the little ones who invade your house.
We’ve got Argentine ants in our inner ‘burb.
European starlings are invasive though...
The have decimated blue bird populations
Ants are horrible critters, even here in the UK
Its crazy how pretty some of those invasive species area. Or how much damage they can actually do. The opossums here sure look a lot different than Australia. Was fun to watch. Great video
Completely different animals, so yeah that makes sense?😂😂🤦♂️
@@nathanielhart1299 yeah Opossums and Australian possums are not closely related. There’s a been a fair amount of geographical isolation between American marsupials and Australian marsupials
@@unstoppableExodia exactly, millions of years of separation. Kinda crazy that they have such similar names
They're both very similar in their predation of birds since possums love eating all the eggs from the nest of a ground-nesting bird. In America, that means grouse, turkey, quail, cranes, ducks, geese, etc. Anyone who enjoys going out for turkeys should try to manage the possums by trapping them.
@@BornIn1500 or leave them alone? They take care of ticks and mosquitoes, cant get rabies, and they are extremely clean animals. Also opossum go into a coma like state when threatened while the others dont
Kia Ora bro.
Been a fan for few years now. I'm currently doing research on New Zealand native freshwater fish
You were spot on with your work baring the obvious most invasive animal, the human.
for most of human history humans have been a crucial part of ecosystems all over the world. Sadly most of us have been disconnected from that even though we were once a hyper keystone species. Indeginous knowledge and science is what is going to help stop the current mass extinction (which was started by us ik). So, to say we are an invasive species grossly simplifies the issues at hand and erases indigenous people and their culture. Also humans as a species are not to blame, it's corporations and people in power who have chosen to continue putting profit and short term gains over our planet.
Kia ora. You will probably have come accross Stewart Smith who released a whole lot of fresh water fish in the waterways, including Carp.
You should do a video on surprisingly smart animals and yellow baboons do something incredibly smart that not many people know about
I once commented to one of your video's that some of these invasive species might be controlled by eating them. You told me back then that you are vegan so you wouldn't know. But I am curious if some of the many invasive plant species of South Africa are edible as well. Maybe if you cook them well, they could be quite tasteful
Some might be, i know water Hyacinth is an invasive aquatic plant that is used in food but not sure if south Africa has those
What's funny is a lot of the invasive species in Texas are because they were originally intended for eating/hunting. Meat farms go belly up or animals escape or wander off of preserves.
I know for a fact the people in Louisiana are trying hard to make eating Plecostomus popular.
Makes sense US is at the top, it's such a large nation with diverse climates. Everything from cold mountains and tundra areas, to coniferous forests, to deserts, and yes tropical swampland down in Florida.
Not to mention proper tropical jungles in Hawaii!
What is your definition of invasive species? I live in Perth Australia. Kookaburras and Corellas (white noisy parrots) were never found on the west coast of Australia until pet owners brought them over. Corella flocks are occasionally culled in Perth as their flocks become so huge and they destroy or displace local species. Have I mentioned they're bloody noisy.
If it's non-native, destructive, and people find it ugly/not useful, it's invasive, like brushtail possums. If it's non-native, destructive, but people like it, such as sheep, then it's not invasive.
In Colorado we used to have a good population of Aberts Squirrels, which are endemic here. They came in a variety of coats but easily my favorite is the jet black coat. Typically you would find them primarily in the mountains but cities like Castle Rock and Colorado Springs were a good place to see one too. However, we also have a large number of invasive Fox Squirrels, so much so that they’ve outcompeted the Aberts Squirrels to the point where I haven’t seen a single one in over two years
Thanks for that. Cheers from Australia 👍
Hi you're videos are very interesting
Thanks i appreciate it :)
You know what would be a cool video, animals that are being driven out of their native range by other animals. (White Sharks in South Africa for one, has literally nothing to do with humans)
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Cool vid
Love these vids
The Oryx is an antelope that was brought to New Mexico from Africa. There's a lot of them in and around White Sands National Park.
Tbh I never thought South African would be on this list cuz I live in South Africa and this is just shocking
Wow I knew the USA had a bunch of invasive species but I did not know we had more then the other countries listed 😲 altho with our relaxed laws on pets and a huge concentration of ignorance it's not really shocking sadly
I agree it is shocking but i think the main reason why america has so many is because its so large are there's a few hotspots like Florida. I think there's a few states that are pretty unaffected by invasive species so it's not all bad i guess
It's not just animals. We've introduced a lot of ornamental plants, trees, and flowers that have overrun some areas. Kudzu and Japanese honeysuckle 2 famous examples.
Was there a reason why there was such little content given to the number one spot? I watched the entire video and saw lots of great content for each selection and waited the entire video to see all of the content that was waiting for the number one spot just for it to be sped through and ended just as quickly as it was named. Click baiting all of the USA with the thumbnail and then just leaving them hanging?
You should check out the Nz mud snail! It’s proving to be a nuisance over in other countries
Great video
You know what's funny, is that as soon as you mentioned North America, where I live, a Eurasian collared dove just landed in the yard, and you weren't wrong, we have A LOT of feral and invasive animals.
Hmmm... I can think of a few other too,
European starling,
House sparrow....
kudzu (vine)
japanese beetles
Can you talk about plants that are invasive or going endangered?
plants and animals, America has to number one on the invasive for both.
One interesting issue with some of the united states invasives is some of the invasives are technically native to the country, but not the region. Black locust for instance grows along the southern swamps, but has been introduced into many non native parts of the country. Its not a particularly noxious tree in most cases, but despite being adapted for swamps it has a talent for thriving in nutrient poor soil like pine barrens. Pine barrens are interesting ecosystems but we have lost almost 90% of then due to development, because its seen as wasted space not good for anything except clearing building. The irony is where they continue to disappear are in states with some of the best environmnetal protection laws. But as we all know the U.S. only cares about nature when theres no money to be made off of it.
Should do a video about the introduced species in New York. We have Italian Wall Lizards on long Island, parrots in Brooklyn,
Wall lizards eat bugs. I'd expect those would be welcome. Southern California has at least seven feral parrot species, none are native. But they're fun.
Madrid has a lot of invasive feral parrots.
Asian Long Horn Beatle as well. That has to be one of the worst invasive species, they kill softwood trees that dominate the forests
Sorry for the late comment but I live on Long Island and I have never seen them before
@@1mrcow143 depends on the part of long island they stretch all the way from Lynbrook, Hempstead, West Hempstead, Queens, Franklin Square, Hewlett ect ect if you are quiet and careful and it's spring/summer you will see the lizards.
Interesting to see the numbers of invasive species per country. How about the countries where the invasive species are most impactful negatively?
I guess I've just always assumed they're damaging, I'm in regional Western Australia and most invasive animals are horrifically damaging. And don't get me started on invasive plants. I'm opposite "urban" bushland and unfortunately we're not allowed to remove any plants, even the invasive ones. I guess it became a law to prevent people accidentally removing native flora (or pretending they didn't realise it was native), but it's horrible seeing the bush taken over by weeds. And now that bush is about to be cleared for development due to some of the weeds being "difficult to remove." Recently I geo-logged 13 Western Ring-tail Possums on a small section of that bushland in one hour. They're critically endangered with only a few thousand left in the wild, and they don't cope with translocation (microbiome likely the issue). It's sad to know that the laws that are meant to protect threatened and endangered species are used as an excuse to clear their habitat.
I live in London, we're overwhelmed with invasive species here.
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Not fun to watch those videos - makes you almost speechless, what damage human beings do to this planet & its ecosystems ...
👍 - for your work, much appreciated.
Yes, the worst invasive species are us!!!
Australian native species and environment has been devastated by Europeans introducing European invasive animals into our environment because they were homesick.
Wasn't there like a Gazillion rabbits in Australia at one time? Did they finally get those under control?
@@henryturnerjr3857 There was a virus released in the late 90's that had taken a few out in the drier environments and making a bit of a difference in numbers but around the coast and wetter environments they're still running amok.
The proliferation of most introduced herbavores and all predators which have caused the majority of native species extinction has been linked directly to the eradication of Dingoes for the sheep industry by state and federal governments. Removing the native apex predator has allowed fox cat and herbavores to take over the environment where they were suppressed and controlled by resident dingo packs.
@@henryturnerjr3857 kind of but no, they introduced a virus (accidentally) that all but wiped out the Spanish rabbit but it is slowly making a comeback. I'm not in an area particularly prone to rabbits but I'm sure I could drive less then 2 kms in any direction and see some
I miss your old intro. Why did you get rid of it?
In Italy we have eastern cottontails which for some reason or other don't compete with European rabbits. I guess it's because they don't use warrens.
When you say warrens do you mean burrows? Most of the rabbits in the Eastern US don't dig to my knowledge. They make more like nests. And some of those European Rabbits and Hares are enormous!
Well, thank goodness, the cottontails tend to make nests rather than warrens.
Yeah I live in Australia and I had no idea we had that many invasive species I would love to see you do a video series on all the invasive species in Australia and then maybe on other countries invasive species
Where are you getting these numbers from?
We only have 57 invasive species in Australia....
I suspect that you are only considering fauna. The are heaps of flora species also, which look really pretty in gardens, but which have the capacity to take over if tossed aside.
@@dunruden9720 sorry I thought fauna.
Migrating birds spread the 3000+ introduced flora
I actually live in Lebanon and I don't know if Lebanon have invasive species
im from nz but have never come across any possums before, but i know that they are big threats to our birds here
Where my South Africans at? 🙋🏽♂️🇿🇦
I live in South Africa and the eucalyptus tree is a invasive species
California has them too. So much so that they smell like home to me.
What happened to your snakeheads ? I miss your update vids 🐍🐟
For best I know - I think Tsuki moved, and had to rehome his aquariums ...
As a native Floridian I'm sad over all of the invasive species. We have birds that do not belong here. Iguanas are everywhere in south FL. Many snakes have all but destroyed the Everglades. Which is the sea nursery. Every species of python, constrictors, snails ECT live in our river of grass.
Water Hyacinths have a huge stranglehold in south Florida. That’s not so good!
I don't know why US citizens complain about invasive species and say iguanas don't belong here birds don't belong here this and that
Well then . American bullfrogs don't belong to Colombia . US Congress weed don't belong in India or Australia . American crayfish don't belong in UK or France . American red spotted turtles don't belong in Europe and American raccons don't belong in Germany and the list goes on
We have Armadillo's now and hitting one of those cannonballs with your car isn't fun.
Hmm, never knew there was so many invasive species in North America. A couple of points; you've mainly covered invasive mammals, reptiles and one amphibian, but insects are also an invasive species (on land and fresh water) and there are other marine invasive species (in SE Australia) called the North Pacific seastar, an echinoderm accidentally introduced to Tasmanian coastal water from bilges of Japanese ships. There are invasive species other than the brush tailed possum out of Australia too, the Australian venomous redback spider is now an invasive species in Japan, New Zealand and South-East Asia. Its bite can kill a child and cause intense pain and fever in adults.
Planet earth is one. Thank God that humans doesn’t consider themselves invasive specie even when they are the most destructive and cruel creatures of all.
That is interesting man
Can you do north american vs south american animals, by using Alaska and the amazon
I gotta ask, would we consider humans as a invasive species?, with our destructive condition requirements to suit our needs as well as outdated bigot like beliefs that caused a total number of extinctions since the end of the last ice age?.
oh yeah we are the worst invasive species there's no doubt about that
for most of human history humans have been a crucial part of ecosystems all over the world. Sadly most of us have been disconnected from that even though we were once a hyper keystone species. Indeginous knowledge and science is what is going to help stop the current mass extinction (which was started by us ik). So, to say we are an invasive species grossly simplifies the issues at hand and erases indigenous people and their culture. Also humans as a species are not to blame, it's corporations and people in power who have chosen to continue putting our only planet over profit and short term gains.
i know this video came out a year ago but a recent australian wildlife study says 412 invasive species
rabbits in australia a big deal too
biomass of rabbits, rats and canetoads is enormous
Ngl I am low key happy my country wasn't included in his list but felt bad for countries that made it 😐
Not surprised. I'm a South Floridian and I've seen Iguanas the size of pugs. They taste ok though. Hawks, pythons, cane toads, the list goes on. Just visit the Everglades.
Have you watched the video with sound before posting it?
Yep. Of course my country was number 1 on the list. I'm really not surprised. Because of the diversity of the people who migrated here hundreds of years ago, and who are still migrating here. Maybe it's the people who are the invasive creatures after all? 🤷🤷🤷
I couldn't live in Australia or even sleep the night there thinking about it..... different level spiders there. Downright frightening!!
Did anyone count how many times he said invasive species
Tsuki: “Let me know if your country was on this list”
The list: #1 the USA
*big brain gif*
no-native/introduced and invasive species are not always the same.
Where is germany ?
Number one should had just been Florida solely.
I fantasize about just sending all non native plants and animals back to their natural habitats and wonder how that would boost environments back up😂😂 what’s crazy is Texas has a huge invasive species population most of those are African and Indian mammals though
Who would win: a balanced eco system vs an ape with a pointy stick.
8:00 wait, I thought it was Hawaii that get the worst
Having lived in South Africa, I never new we had these many animals that are not native
Spring buck is also called Impala
About Florida I’m so sad about it I adore tegus and I want to get 1 in the future and they are hunted I understand why they need to die it’s just tragic
It’s weird that all the country flags on this list have blue, red and white in their flag.
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South Africa kind of ruined it, with the additional green.
@@randomkinkajou5747 Green, yellow and black
L kiwis and Ground dwelling birds a i right?
You forgot about the island call Marshall Islands 🇲🇭🏝 it has over 500 invasive species
the number of species does not reflect the amount of damage they do proportionally
Mr American: Imma gonna buy me an animal I don't know how to look after because it mekks me look TUFF. Then Imma gonna let it loose to eat the local fauna!!
Also Mr American: Darnations! These forriners comin over 'ere tekkin all R jobs
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I thought India had 330 invasive species so technically India should be on here
All those invasive species in the US and I'll bet 15 to 20 are different species of Carp!
Is there any invasive species in india
Can you make a video on it
Even though I've lived in the US my entire life, I had no idea how bad our invasive species problem is! It's a disgrace.
It's literally luck that you don't have a tiger population, given the amount that are kept privately and that have escaped
You forgot Australia's augumentably worse invasive species, rabbits.
And camels
US Python , Tegu , Boar , Asian Carp
After I read the caption I knew FLORIDA was going to be mentioned here 🤣
We are an invasive species. So why not let those who are stronger prevail?
4 of it were British colonies at some time.
Does that mean anything?
Boats going back and forth across a very large empire. So yes.
And all 5 were settler colonies too
@@pyrovania i think you explained it all lol
*colonization*
I really thought both New Zealand and Hawaii would be on here
Here in Belgium we have a shit ton of Asian Hornets who are an invasive species that kill all our honeybees😢
As an Australian I’m surprised we weren’t 1
I liked it and sadly no one wants the title of number one. This is something that we all share in the responsibility. In all fairness I applaud those who step up to eradicate these invasive species. It can be as simple as pulling Japanese Honeysucke saplings if you live in the southern US. The folk down in Florida make great boots and belts. There is send theback to their natural habitats where in some cases they're extinct in the wild.
Japanese honeysuckle flowers are medicinal for colds and flu.
People: let’s just release animals into an ecosystem, we have done it before and it absolutely destroyed the ecosystem and harmed us directly. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
You're... not counting the worst-affected places in the world or talking about them, because they aren't technically countries in their own right? Then what even is this list? Unsure whether imperialist or just lazy.
Florida swamps , aka the america of jungles
Amazed about NZ I live here, yet I had no idea we were that high up the list. As for our native kiwi, at the moment where I live it's dogs killing them. As for Possum thankfully trapping is keeping numbers down. Thanks to funding availability. The Possum has a horrible call . Something like a Dacula laugh.
Yea I’m from the USA & New Zealand 🇳🇿
Why is US military not in the list?🤔
Balance in the worlds ecosystems will be restored one way or another, unfortunately this will probably mean alot of species going extinct, or adapting. This is my theroy anyway
Life always finds a way, there have been alot worse things that have happened to the planet than us
What's an alot?
Manbearpig , beavcoon , jackalope
Lucky NZ does nt have snakes. They would get out of control fast.
kei Aotearoa nei he raru nui a Martens me Stoats no reira ka whakarite matou i nga Rore Tooati hei hopu i a ratou i mua i te kai i nga Hua Manu Maori.
can i help you you mssed rats and rabits in the astrulia one of course im not from there but i did my resaerch sorry if i ofended you just helping cuz i found out that rats are very very very invasev in astruileae they call it ratenado when houses and farms are flooded whith rats they say when that happends you can chatch 500 rats a nigt.