Join Dr Ann Jones and Discover how scientists and conservationists are harnessing groundbreaking technology to protect Australia's one-of-a–kind wildlife—from secretive nocturnal mammals to vulnerable insects and beyond. Watch more on ABC iview: https://ab.co/SecretLivesOfOurUrbanBirds --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Australia's Unique Wildlife Under Threat 01:40 Thermal Drones: Counting Bilbies in the Outback 08:55 AI Insect Detectives: Saving Species with Digital Libraries 15:15 Bat Tech Revolution: Tiny Pest Controllers Revealed 24:12 Underwater Robots: Mapping Tasmania's Vanishing Kelp Forests 34:20 Fire-Scanning Tech: Predicting Bushfires with Lasers 42:36 3D X-Ray Warriors: Fighting Wildlife Trafficking 50:04 DNA Water Detectives: Tracking Elusive Platypuses 57:45 Frozen Zoos: Cryobanking Australia's Rarest Species This documentary was first broadcast in 2021 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. #WildTech #InnovationForWildlife #AustraliaConservation #EcoRevolution #SaveOurSpecies #Biodiversity #TechForGood #Documentary #DrAnnJones --------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Like: https://www.facebook.com/ABCScience Follow: https://www.instagram.com/ABCHealth --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/
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Ann Jones is a national treasure!
I thought I hallucinated this earlier! I'm glad you re-uploaded it 🎉
Great video! As a Northern European I'm always amazed by your flora & fauna. Keep up the good work!
Aussies adopt, fund, care for and cherish non native pets. We can't adopt native mammals. I'd love to see some research into what would happen if we started allowing people to have native animals as part of their backyard ecosystem. And whether the survival of some of these threatened species could be enhanced by allowing private breeding.
Great video, Thank you. 😀🙃😊🌿
That was truly fascinating, thanks!
Oh thank you so much for this segment. It is fabulous and fascinating!
Loved the platypus and pygmy possum section, adorbs. Also HEY, they let Ann out of the studio again 🙂 !
Superb. Fantastic to see Australia making these great efforts.
that insect collection is so cool!
Well, THAT was super interesting! Love your work Ann (and team). 8000 hectares. What type of football? 8.9km by 8.9km pest-free - better than nothing I suppose. I wonder about the quality of the ecosystem within the protected area. Is it complete, partially complete, biased towards some species over others? Interesting. Wouldn't it be wonderful if science was funded better than car parks.
Um...I want a whole documentary on whatever the heck this is: 30:50
I love this documentary because it explicitly explores the solutions as well as the problems; so many nature documentaries talk about the tragic and horrific problems these ecosystems and all their precious creatures face, then either give a vague and very overwhelming suggestion that we take action to protect them, or give us no actionable information at all--and on top of that, never clearly or deeply discussing the strides we are making, the specific work that has been done, and how this work will continue to be done. I think many people who care very deeply about these issues feel very hopeless and powerless a lot of the time, and these sort of concrete demonstrations of positive changes/advances in the field alongside being honest and confronting the reality of the climate crisis is incredibly helpful--knowledge is power, but so is hope, guidance, and empowerment. Thank you so much for all the content this channel does, and keep up the good work! Cheers🖤✨
Great work. Thank you.
Find a Thylacine on the mainland of Australia!
Ok low key the last chapter in this 😮 but im surprised they arent gathering eggs n sperm yet on these said specific species...i get we have the dna but we need eggs n sperm too for a good genetic pool. Hunan,horses n many other do for breeding
This Reminded me of the colonies and beautiful civilisations the insect parts are.
Mossy Earth has been doing kelp regeneration of kelp in portugal😊
I love your energy and enthusiasm. You make teaching look awesome. ❤ Love, Nana Sherie.
Awesome as always. Thank you so much. You are still my favorite. ❤