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a pear. it's takes some getting used to ignored, almost forgotten. but that it's about to change with landon saxony, unhealthy home to the only alms in germany, this blind seller monday's facing extinction. but conservationists haven't really no test because alms aren't just hard to find. they can also be hard to look at. but marcus menda is a fan anyway, he's the marketing director of the hebrew land caves and he wants to help the local alms improve that image as he live. nor do i live in the dog. only the blood borne with eyes that are news and, and so a layer of skin grows over them. and it's a really unusual animal and spits here the 3 toes of the front to the back. crazy folks,

i thought there was so many things that are unique that says this creature part of what i'm going to young on the side of the bazaar alms are about to become famous. but there's a problem. they having trouble pro, creating. that's why mark was menda, is funding a conservation project. this research team hopes to help the unusual creatures reproduce this. i'd say audition, it's amazing. young animals have survived so many decades. and if they would be happy and that leads to reproduction unaffordable, that would be great. and voted as physical then we'd have to protect the baby on and also b o b for biggest challenge daniels was raised and i'm a thought these in the household with few fans and no offspring to date. is this the end for the hooper land on the sink and beg research institute in frankfort? am mine. it's primary focus. animals that send a schiffer down. most people spine

spite us to many just an 8 legged night man. better squashed than protected. but biologist pay to gaga is one of that biggest fans. mm. it should be biters, earthworms bugs. even aphids like they're part of our planet of our diversity of the life that lives around us. and we need them to that when born, when people often d. o t t acres collection includes more than half a 1000000 specimens. spiders play a key role in the ecosystem. they keep some insect populations in jack. but because they look so creepy, it's hard to convince people that they need to have protection, which pay to eager has come up with a novel solution. he gives the spiders celebrity names, irish when one species of spider i've grown particularly fond of it is the head to robert david bowie. david paul, we are not truly somebody named david bowie,

of course, helped get the word out that it's habitat is under threat coin mcfield. it's in fun, it's been docile. i english does the, he could, that was how i got the message. i said maybe even reaching people who wouldn't usually hear about oil to these on for like new young ve bonzai sure. now it is not uncommon. the giant crap spider may not be anywhere near as famous as the real david bowie. but thanks to pay to jak as idea, it's have plenty of media exposure. funding and public support are crucial for research and species protection. and because that's been lacking to date, many species of spider on a dying out unnoticed with potentially grave consequences. ecosystems grow, we can with every extinction on her english. there's actually a lack of knowledge here. one that's preventing us from getting speech just like these on to any read list or using good hard facts to properly reinforce the message that they need protection, commitment. but that's why we're trying to promote research into these animals. we

are, so we'll actually know more and will be in a position to say with certainty, yes, this, this species name protection now on chron, yet crucial for a particular ecosystem. these guns 50 for jesus order units, because just in the 1st step towards the better image information. after all, many people are scared of spiders. a mostly unfounded fear says the biologist. the tarantula, for example, may be huge, but it doesn't pose a threat to humans. research is the foundation of any successful species protection program. but to date, there's very little scientific data on the home. it's natural. habitat in subterranean rivers makes it hard to observe. that's why clyburn land is a unique opportunity for research as well. the hoover land alms are already over 80 years old. life expectancy around

a 100. at least, that's what scientists think. they also think the ohms can still reproduce. but if they don't procreate soon, the population's fate is sealed. then no p r campaign can help the team from the likeness institute, wazoo and wildlife research uses ultrasound to examine a female who had no, we'd gotten our hopes up a bit as far because we found this female together with a male under a rock. but what we're finding here doesn't look very promising. after all, we have this, is it healthy? yes, sure. it's healthy, but there's no sign of any exit. the reproduction

specialists only come to overland twice a year. they usually focus on preserving large species, such as the northern white rhino. dorothy sure, it's much more difficult to get funding for research into small unknown species. i found that live in caves and are inaccessible. bottom scalar um will come over there because much easier for large iris magic species like ry known. so ha, i'm fabian's like the alm are among the most threatened vertebrates, but they usually overlooked by species protection campaigns. it's easier to get close to people with mammals and birds. were there somehow closer to us than if i'm working with fish, amphibians, or reptiles, that's much more difficult really got. although there are a few icons such as the fire salamander and the fire belly towed there brightly colored and impressive, but it's easier to pull on people's heart strings if you stick with mammals and

birds them advisor to reprogram globbed. the alm has already captured the researchers, hearts and barren lactaid about the latest discovery. yeah, i'm glad we just found relatively well developed egg deposits or follicles in if you bring them off a messenger, we're going to measure them again to see how big they are. he will, but this is an active female animal, reproductively active. these round structures here, but a reproductively active female doesn't necessarily mean babies the researchers can't get their hopes up just yet. your nearest incidence fully looking at it cautiously on. yes, it's a lot different than breeding copies copies that would happen much more quickly. or

report on the ear is owns, take forever and for him. and that's why the moment, and it's still speculation to say whether or not they can reproduce is offered funds and colonel roneesh arbor, but we'll keep adding, i'm gone very soon. populations are fresh, water species have declined by 84 percent over the last 4 decades. at least partly because of water pollution and with a dams. researchers think more people need to know the truth. could the own be the perfect character to help raise awareness. but 1st, they'll have to survive. new bacteria can enter the water. the creatures also hate bright light. the researchers look for eggs with head lamps and an endoscopic camera. mm hm. we're using a low light camera. hang on,

there was something light there could be sperm. amazon no, spill, we're a bundle or metaphor. so let's have a look at sim on before the i'm with her i up to now we've seen one spoon metaphor, and it was a bit more ragged and more reflective. similar wisconsin to was actually transparent friend as well that i think that's gravel to bed. could have been something we often both of the things that we're hoping that maybe in 2 months when the female we looked at with the ultrasound, is ready for all that will actually find started on flight with him. so it's dinner time. is there still a chance of own babies?

protecting aesthetically challenged animals requires some creativity. simon, what's approaches, totally unique. stand up comedy. the englishman founded the ugly animal preservation society. 9 years ago. you have always had a proper, deep love of the weird and the wonderful creatures and i've been amazed the people aren't into them if you only care about the cute things and you're missing the point of conservation and i'm trying to get people to love these things which at 1st glance, they might not simon, what 1st life of parents since the career locked down when it's gonna be class, get back in front of real people under because i would, we don't gigs on line versus not the same hope. i'm still funny. what's a terrifying prospect? the biologist is torn the u. k. with his show today he's appearing at a science festival in the western english city of charlton. him you're much deeper

into what you really should do. yes, it was all because of these dish. i get back to us. does. does it mean a why the pond as a doubly asked mars got yeah, it's it's cute, fluffy that what you're thinking, black and white, save them so much money and color photocopy. yeah. you know, the red lists that look like the big book of endangered species, like a kind of yellow pages of death. i was flicking through it a start to notice that it was filled with butterflies. but there was no mos cuz mouth to that little bit too dull when they go extinct. we don't even seem to notice, never mind care. and i thought i thought this is wrong. you know? cuz cuz we got all of all the things cuz cuz like as anybody's tried internet dating knows, the vast majority of life, right there is a hideous ah, the common decamp. oh, same has its own mascot. is the pond and not good enough. the blush,

does you all know the blood fish in the other side of the world? i mean it's ugly. it's depress physically, a liberal democrat. we are sleep walking our way into a mass extinction like we are, is bod, for the planet as an asteroid was for the dinosaurs. and that's, that's a tragedy m. but it's tricky because i got a deal of it and i decided i was going to stand up comedy because otherwise you got great fatigue. so by addressing it in a kind of light manner and having fun of it, a mental, i could get people talking about conservation in a different way. and simon is no lone wolf. this is the one it is kind of other comedians also share the stage with simon. the ninja lantern shock. each of them presents a different animal. they share the entry fees with various environmental projects. as the evening draws to a close, the audience votes for its favorite in the extinction slam would want to vote from school to read. who's looking for the non jolanda job?

and who'd like to vote, who are the mary river turtle? oh ok, ladies and gents, i think that is the answer to this is joan from science news. will you ugly animal mascot, franklin? oh, really fun. i think is more to be of the animals than we realized before. we, we learned a lot from just is not what you just see. it, sir, is a lot more to them. i love animals who stop. i actually get an exposure to the ones that you don't see as launch is riggs. i in in 2013 what organized and online paul, to crown the world's ugliest animal. the blocked fish, won and found fain. that's the thing of it with biology. the more you look, the more beauty you see, even if you're talking about an ugly thing, civil look, ugly animals matter to don't be boring.

marcus menda also wants to protect ugly animals. he wants to turn alms into celebrities, to attract tourists, to ruben, and, and raise some cash. maslick lincoln lads from fought for life on his own, is sometimes used as an unsold museum. so clear from often on to where it's an actual animal that you can see or even talk to results like it was that when can that leads to ignorant? and we need to remedy that and say, okay, this animal lives in germany. it's francisco, tony here in the hammonds, her case to ruble on as fast, that makes it special bits yellows. and that's where we can start telling story label fits and i, she, she threw up c n. and marquess menda has hired an advertising specialist to help out will be at home lake in the sack. so please turn off your flashlight. so now we are here and all buses. yes,

that's all lake with animals live here with blue columns spend their entire lives in the novel stage. in balcony countries, the amphibians are called human fish because of their skin color. sounds more like something out of a horror movie than a p. r campaign. m. and a still seeing animal totally naked like this was not especially attractive with c o n the to look at how it moves. it's watching that the still take the time to think about emma, that's and it's can, there are plenty of things you can use to explain a creature to children and make it interesting. can i wonder if that's illustrated and animated? kids will love it. if i could make something cute out, yes, we can. when the leave because of alicia cation something small, plentiful sign. that's was the thing that might make it seem dull. which back to that's what we'll touch people's hearts. a shy and it's appeal lies in his prime audio nature to learn it's unique. now that's actually to say knows i wish calling

this guy to stand, it was under hide. and i think that needs to be conveyed as honestly love the cuteness. but perhaps something she conflict of us precious. it will be a challenge, but a nice one issue now throttle a few weeks later mark was meant is going to sabina standard backs agency initial designs for the alm as levy star ah, ready, the w w. f spends up to 2700000 euros a year on advertising. mark was mendez budget is a fraction of that. but will the campaign still be a success and help st. the on the side of the idea is that the i was having a really relaxing morning, laid back no missing had this. nothing can bother him this early in the day and thus later than he walks into the light and it surprises him. he's just over the phone with it, but it's not what he was expecting. it done a good as long as i'm all just let it speak for itself. if my position

i can't thus. oh yes, that's really cool. who am i like? choke newspaper in the coffee mug, make it funny. i don't in coffee official, just the way i wanted it to be a little more were kids were like the style res. i'm the little details will appeal throughout all which you can the i'm a complete package of tires, straighten and the vaccinate and which one is as or when a window the sister can all who was i was especially with him one again, normally the humorous animation will help us increase awareness of this very special animal among a lot of people already the yahoo or for learning much on all children, was each of these adults finish or school age students here in surveys. their own, they are the all fan club can start growing because we've got an actual character, goods and record marcus menda is happy with the character named all

nish, but will all mesh become a star? ah, a meto in the noah frank canyon town of a ban. a good place to find an exceedingly rare animal. but you need a good eye to spot one. it likes to hang out on a rose bush leaves that shake antenna plant back the bark, which measures just a few millimeters, was thought to have been extinct in central europe. bending 2011 and t m. ologist klaus monterey suddenly found it again in a been he launched a conservation project. it slogan, save rossi. very exciting. bugs have an image problem, image bugs, or something you might find in your bed, but something you have to protect yourself from or look out for some even smell bad

stink bugs in can. so in principle, people's experience of bugs tends to be really bad. it's listed, and then one comes along that has to suddenly win hearts and minds and turn everything around. and we did, it wouldn't read all this glory. rosie's neighbourhood was a military training ground until 2004. when the army left, the site was in marked for motor racing. until klaus mondrey came along. he campaigned against turning the forest and meadows of the $270.00 to site into a racetrack. in doing so, the biologists saved the habitats of the thick antenna plant bug and numerous other species. some may not even have been discovered yet. screens in the a, d r. it's the unsaid tactless species that are disappearing for the ones we're not focused on and get us. i don't see it as

a ranking because this species are unknown. i can't decide against as easy as if i don't know it exists as general form to them, so they're not just a multi unit. hm. and so the more appealing ones tend to be prioritized for, understand. we just have to accept it. what's going on about? we can't give up and allow ourselves to resist efforts to save other species. largely lesson out the under an auto group would expect just like the bug itself. it's happy tant, has suffered long term neglect. the ran insect thrives only in the transitional fringes between forest and field intensive, farming and forestry on destroying those fringes. but thanks to rosie, science is now taking a fresh look at the unique species. diversity of the forest edge are dangerous. when we do some bullying touch,

i think that with this project we've stumbled on a need that now needs to be addressed. we're collecting the necessary information and we're seeing our work validated by all the species we're able to find on the forest edge debit and also in the threat to these reasons. demco federal school. it's no coincidence that creatures living in these areas are often among the most in danger to know so sick field, hanson klaus mondrey and his team have appointed rosie the patron species of this ecosystem. they hope that bucks protection will benefit as many other species as possible. a common but controversial practice in nature conservation. after all, each species has different needs within a single habitat, a possible solution to preserve entire ecosystems instead of individual species and approach that is being tested in aden. the site is now an official special area of conservation. so far more than 7600 types of plant and fungus have been identified

here. it's one of the most species rich areas in germany. i grew up not far from here on and in the past, and you couldn't access this area on this via it was restricted only luckily i am your he'd made me will past it once a year was and now partly comes to rosemont is, is on the i saw it's been transformed. now i come here every other day. it's my bring my dog as well. my own. this is a lovely place for a war for klaus mentary has campaigned for the preservation of this region for more than 15 years. if you can see the lovely fig antenna, the thick red antenna system, we've been lucky to find wonderful mom. and his efforts to put rosie in the spotlight will continue. the w, w. f specialist agrees such a commitment can definitely pay off. here every species is worth protecting, often including those we assume to be unnecessary for those we don't find especially appealing. i see also research shows that working with lesser known

species as possible. it just means putting in more time to increase awareness of those lesser noise leasing. have not been for like the contracts we're back in the hearts region efforts to get the home to reproduce failed again this year. but well, the public relations campaign be more successful. it would help the research mac was mentor, has gathered a few testers to find out yamaha with these together with frosted bugs, agency from boston. we've produced an animation about this very special animal, thus to make the home attractive to families and children. guys, i'm of, i mean for, let's take a look. one thing. it's only a few seconds longer as real quick. what does it's mind? give me palsy. good. ah, ah, ah,

ah. as each blemish on opi, that's what gets exactly what we wanted. an employee, mike, something positive. and mike people, law firms from lack of a vague when do i have all my time just to have fun while learning about the animal? it's quarter skin wednesday. politeness, t of a swan name. i know the old minutes new guys as a promotional star in a cartoon. and now was a stuffed animal. the biologist, an epson, a great opportunity for species conservation. i think he's now yours. yeah. he lives right here. there considered finger wagging and saying you have to save the world up, you can't destroy everything you have to protect species brush. the arm says, hey, this is something i would like to conserve it. and if we're realizing that now the made will realize it later to about some tiny little insect that we can't even see if we're not specialize in this movement. perhaps what we perceive as utley may

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