Madagascar politically is a part of Africa but it is an island unto itself
Africa but it is an island unto itself
Africa but it is an island unto itself it’s been called the eighth continent
it’s been called the eighth continent
it’s been called the eighth continent because it is so different it’s been
because it is so different it’s been
because it is so different it’s been this isolated world unto itself for so
this isolated world unto itself for so
this isolated world unto itself for so long and that’s why everything here is
long and that’s why everything here is
long and that’s why everything here is so unique not a lot of people know about
so unique not a lot of people know about
so unique not a lot of people know about the fusa the fusa is the largest
the fusa the fusa is the largest
the fusa the fusa is the largest carnivore on madagascar a booth is a
carnivore on madagascar a booth is a
carnivore on madagascar a booth is a pretty unique animal if I had to imagine
pretty unique animal if I had to imagine
pretty unique animal if I had to imagine what the common ancestor between the
what the common ancestor between the
what the common ancestor between the mongooses the cats and the hyenas look
mongooses the cats and the hyenas look
mongooses the cats and the hyenas look like I imagine it would look a lot like
like I imagine it would look a lot like
like I imagine it would look a lot like a Fuson boosah while they may be
a Fuson boosah while they may be
a Fuson boosah while they may be relatively ubiquitous they may be found
relatively ubiquitous they may be found
relatively ubiquitous they may be found in all forest types in madagascar
in all forest types in madagascar
in all forest types in madagascar they’re locally rare I estimate that
they’re locally rare I estimate that
they’re locally rare I estimate that there’s definitely fewer than 3,000 fusa
there’s definitely fewer than 3,000 fusa
there’s definitely fewer than 3,000 fusa left in the wild
while food may be found in undisturbed
while food may be found in undisturbed forests throughout the island they’re
forests throughout the island they’re
forests throughout the island they’re often the first things to go as well
often the first things to go as well
often the first things to go as well they’re pretty sensitive to human
they’re pretty sensitive to human
they’re pretty sensitive to human impacts as a biologist who studying the
impacts as a biologist who studying the
impacts as a biologist who studying the species I spend
species I spend
species I spend more of my time working on the
more of my time working on the
more of my time working on the conservation of the species than just
conservation of the species than just
conservation of the species than just the biological study of it will put
the biological study of it will put
the biological study of it will put large trap bonds that can extend 20
large trap bonds that can extend 20
large trap bonds that can extend 20 kilometers every 500 meters maybe we’ll
kilometers every 500 meters maybe we’ll
kilometers every 500 meters maybe we’ll have a trap
seeing healthy females is a really good
seeing healthy females is a really good indication that even though the
indication that even though the
indication that even though the population size may be small it’s doing
population size may be small it’s doing
population size may be small it’s doing well and has a chance to sustain itself
well and has a chance to sustain itself
well and has a chance to sustain itself into the future the invasive species is
into the future the invasive species is
into the future the invasive species is an organism plant and animal that is
an organism plant and animal that is
an organism plant and animal that is somewhere that it doesn’t belong and it
somewhere that it doesn’t belong and it
somewhere that it doesn’t belong and it shouldn’t be naturally occurring it can
shouldn’t be naturally occurring it can
shouldn’t be naturally occurring it can really very quickly upset the balance of
really very quickly upset the balance of
really very quickly upset the balance of nature that has taken so longer
nature that has taken so longer
nature that has taken so longer naturally evolved they can be animals
naturally evolved they can be animals
naturally evolved they can be animals like domestic dogs supplier dogs a
like domestic dogs supplier dogs a
like domestic dogs supplier dogs a problem dogs and Madagascar aren’t
problem dogs and Madagascar aren’t
problem dogs and Madagascar aren’t usually kept as pets in the traditional
usually kept as pets in the traditional
usually kept as pets in the traditional sense
sense
sense there are round villages they bark at
there are round villages they bark at
there are round villages they bark at intruders it’s people like keeping them
intruders it’s people like keeping them
intruders it’s people like keeping them around but they’re not regularly
around but they’re not regularly
around but they’re not regularly provision in the last few years domestic
provision in the last few years domestic
provision in the last few years domestic dogs have gone from sort of being on the
dogs have gone from sort of being on the
dogs have gone from sort of being on the outskirts of villages to forming roving
outskirts of villages to forming roving
outskirts of villages to forming roving packs throughout the forests here I’ve
packs throughout the forests here I’ve
packs throughout the forests here I’ve watched the fusa populations go from a
watched the fusa populations go from a
watched the fusa populations go from a consistent stable level to a reduced
consistent stable level to a reduced
consistent stable level to a reduced level and then having been completely
level and then having been completely
level and then having been completely locally extirpated and oftentimes around
locally extirpated and oftentimes around
locally extirpated and oftentimes around villages near national parks they start
villages near national parks they start
villages near national parks they start finding their foods from within the
finding their foods from within the
finding their foods from within the forest now that provides a direct
forest now that provides a direct
forest now that provides a direct competition for the fusa and other
competition for the fusa and other
competition for the fusa and other wildlife like I study when I see a dog I
wildlife like I study when I see a dog I
wildlife like I study when I see a dog I see a kilo of biodiversity disappearing
see a kilo of biodiversity disappearing
see a kilo of biodiversity disappearing every few days as dog populations
every few days as dog populations
every few days as dog populations increased i watch snake populations
increased i watch snake populations
increased i watch snake populations decrease i watch brown bird populations
decrease i watch brown bird populations
decrease i watch brown bird populations decrease
decrease
decrease if you say don’t have food they don’t
if you say don’t have food they don’t
if you say don’t have food they don’t survive the animal I’m studying guys we
survive the animal I’m studying guys we
survive the animal I’m studying guys we intervened we had to remove the dogs
intervened we had to remove the dogs
intervened we had to remove the dogs from the forest we’ve tried every
from the forest we’ve tried every
from the forest we’ve tried every possible solution when we trap dogs
possible solution when we trap dogs
possible solution when we trap dogs we’ve relocated them 50 60 70 kilometres
we’ve relocated them 50 60 70 kilometres
we’ve relocated them 50 60 70 kilometres away we’re also trying to prevent their
away we’re also trying to prevent their
away we’re also trying to prevent their resurgence by doing spay and neuter
resurgence by doing spay and neuter
resurgence by doing spay and neuter clinics all through the park the
clinics all through the park the
clinics all through the park the platypus Laden cut a little
we survived based on what we can take
we survived based on what we can take from nature and how we can coexist with
from nature and how we can coexist with
from nature and how we can coexist with animals plants people if we lose any
animals plants people if we lose any
animals plants people if we lose any part of it we’re going to lose all of
part of it we’re going to lose all of
part of it we’re going to lose all of them we can’t let that happen
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