When it comes to wildlife Japan is one of the most interesting places in the world. It’s landscapes and wildlife vary greatly from north to south and it’s home to a lot of species that can’t be found anywhere else in the world. Just like many other large countries around the world Japan also has some problem invasive species. In this video i will be going through just a few of these species as i will be going through 3 Japanese species that fight back against invasive species.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:58 Coypu vs Japanese Black Bear
4:03 Raccoon vs Japanese Raccoon Dog (Tanuki)
7:03 Rainbow Trout vs Giant Japanese Salamander
Attributions
Japanese black bear images:
jasohill
(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
ukon1976
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Nutria images:
KazKuro
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
born1945
(CC BY 2.0)
Raccoon images:
Jerry Kirkhart
(CC BY 2.0)
Emmanuel Faz
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Japanese Raccoon Dog images:
yuki_alm_misa
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Taro Sako
(CC BY-NC 2.0)
Micha L. Rieser
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Micha_L._Rieser
(CC BY-SA 3.0)
Cloudtail the Snow Leopard
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Rainbow trout images:
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
(CC BY 2.0)
Japanese giant salamander images:
muzina_shanghai
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Marshal Hedin
(CC BY-SA 2.0)
Paul Williams
(CC BY-NC 2.0)
Salamandra2021
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Salamandra2021&action=edit&redlink=1
(CC BY-SA 4.0)
Japanese black bear footage:
Tokyo Zoo
https://www.youtube.com/@tokyozoo4949
空屋根FILMS
https://www.youtube.com/@sorayaneFILMS
Japanese raccoon dog footage:
Big Ben
https://vimeo.com/bigbengb
CC BY-SA
空屋根FILMS
https://www.youtube.com/@sorayaneFILMS
Japanese giant salamander footage:
Sasuke Tsujita
Rainbow trout footage:
Chungshu Yang
https://www.youtube.com/@csyang1234
Japanese serow image:
ヤン提督
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E6%8F%90%E7%9D%A3&action=edit&redlink=1
(CC BY-SA 3.0)
North american fish images:
jprime84
(CC BY-ND 2.0)
Chesapeake Bay Program
(CC BY-NC 2.0)
I have edited and adapted some of these clips and images.
Creative commons licences: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Thanks for watching I hope you enjoyed 🙂
25 Comments
Thank you for pointing out those species shouldn't be villainized. It's unreasonable to characterize them as evil or of malicious intend, as they simply try to survive in the area they were basically kidnapped to by humans!
What about encourage hunting invasive species and reward hunters for catching them?
I love japan and anime
#Animeisgreat
The biggest invasive species in Japan: Chinese
4:31 – 4:58
Well damn, I guess Hayo Miyazaki was right, anime was a mistake.
Love your videos. Thank you for saying not to villainize animals. Love your doggo too. What is her/his name?
British man arbitrates to his own kind that we shouldn't villainize invasive species but obliviously forgets humanity's favorite pass time.
Also, what about the Steller's Sea Eagle? Surely, it's annual trips to Japan prove to have some effect?
That was an exceptional show, thank you. 🇨🇦
That's one of the main problems with global connectivity exotic pet trade is when a pet either escapes or is released by the owner
I get the sentiment of wanting to try to reintroduce a species but here's a thought…QUIT INTERFERING. Human hand is largely why these problems occur in the first place. The arrogance of humans to think we are smarter than nature and the Earth itself is foolish, in the least. Stop touching things!
Please Make a video on Indian Animals please
The giant Chinese salamander is also an invasive and may outnumber the native giant salamanders.
Are there neozoa/invasive species that migrate between summer and winter habitats?
Couldnt find anything online about it, If you do, maybe an idea for a video?
Thanks Tsuki. You reached out. BTW, ask any Japanese bloke or bird what invasive speices is the worst and they'll all pretty much say "The blasted bass".
What happened to the snakehead videos?It's been a long time.🥲
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Hornets controlling introduced European honey bees. The farms can be protected with metal mesh, but escaped bee colonies can be picked off
Another potential vector to control Nutria populations would be the reintroduction of the Chinese Alligator. It was found in Japan until roughly 5000bc, and alligators are well known for their opportunistic feeding. The only problem is that the Chinese Alligator is ALSO a burrowing species, bc that’s how it brumates during the winter.
Eigo…Eijin….Your Nihon accent is atrocious.
you should have included asian hornet. they keep out (technically) invasive european honey bees from japanese ecosystem.
Funny thing about the Raccoon is that some of the same predators that prey on them in North America are also present in Japan, but for various reasons the local iterations are reluctant or haven't adapted to taking them as prey.
Interesting
Your video is really educational. But i really miss your intro music though. 😃
nothing in nature is invasive. is only invasive to people's norm.
They should bring back otters and wolves to Japan.