We had a sighting of one in our village, in Pärnumaa, Estonia. It's south of Estonia and it took place last year. Thanks for the video, was great to learn more of them.

@bjrnjensen7074

2 жыл бұрын

Supposedly, it also existed in the far northeastern corner of Poland (East Prussia in those days) up until a few centuries ago.

@stonemarten1400

2 жыл бұрын

You seem to have some really good nature in Estonia, so plan to visit sometime.

@simonvirus6417

Жыл бұрын

Lucky you guys

@dasarath5779

Жыл бұрын

väga lahe! loodan, et neid tuleb veel juurde siia very cool! i hope we get more of em

@mattiasdahlstrom2024

Жыл бұрын

You also have raccoon dogs? Those have spread from Russian pelt farms via Finland into northern Sweden

The fact that all numbers heard in the video about wolverine population are under 1k is terrifying

@maythesciencebewithyou

2 жыл бұрын

many people, often those who think the human population isn't large enough already, will tell you that there are too many wolverines

@draco_1876

2 жыл бұрын

Wolverines are very elusive

@romanvarcolac2238

Жыл бұрын

@@maythesciencebewithyou People cannot accept the fact that humans are the problem. Simply population size is the issue, irrelevant of the fact if we switch to environmentally better energy sources.

I've lived in both Norway and Sweden, and have had the pleasure of seeing a wolverine once. Norway has a habit of keeping unsustainably low numbers of all big predators within the region. The only reason both wolverines, wolves and lynx have not gone extinct in Norway yet is because migrants come in from Sweden, Finland and Russia. The entire Fennoscandian wolf population is severely inbred and unless something is done I fear we are going to loose them entirely.

@polespinosa4858

Жыл бұрын

Golden jackals, which are spreading through Europe might hybridise and genetically rescue those highly inbred populations. It'd be cool.

@lucykelly7152

Жыл бұрын

Norway had the best wolf species, until recently. It was big, chunky, and handsome! But it wiped it out! Someone should have kept DNA samples, at least. They might have been brought back!

@jollyjokress3852

Жыл бұрын

Norwegians, i thought they are a good folk seems like they are not

@Cr4b.

Жыл бұрын

@@jollyjokress3852 there are a lot of us who hate what’s going on, but farmers especially keep crying about it and they end up getting what they want :/

@jollyjokress3852

Жыл бұрын

@@Cr4b. they seem so much more advanced, the Scandinavians - especially swedish, danish and norwegians. But I think that how you treat the environment is a big measure of societal advancement. I learned by time that the reason why their nature is so pristine is because northern countries are not suitable for agriculture. When climate warms they will just do the same as other countries do: cut eerything down and shoo aways all other animals .

Thank you for making this video, it is a short video and packed with a lot of info. The editing is also phenemonal. Keep up this great work!

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Maarten :) Really appreciate that! - Cheers, Duarte

Definitely wouldn't mind a couple thousand Hugh Jackmans running around in the Scandinavian forests, but the furry animals would be cool as well of course ;)

@joseguerreiro5943

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect this comment. Made me laugh xD

@kamilpotato3764

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t mind them running and eliminating hunters…

@parthpatel4356

Жыл бұрын

*Hugh Jackmen

@arthurreede4478

Жыл бұрын

@@parthpatel4356 You must be fun at parties

@jari2018

Жыл бұрын

it would require farmers and herders change their lifestyle and they wont , they want the easy way of animal keep since it gives them money and hunter.. they loose thier fun when there are less game when they have paid $ for a spot in the wood to kill some animal to eat in the winter..cries for them so unfair

Great video Tom! There’s a lot research condensed into this one that shows the complexities of the situation. Great to shed light on the current state of such an elusive creature.

Every effort possible to protect this wonderful animal should be made.

It’s interesting to learn about such a mysterious and elusive creature! Must be incredible to see one in the wild. Well done Tom :)

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

It would be a dream to see one... at a distance :) - Cheers, Duarte

I'm from Scandinavia and do know a lot about wildlife, but I seriously had no idea until recently that there were wolverines in North America. I thought they were an exclusively Eurasian animal, since I knew there were upwards of 700 of them in Sweden, but I've never heard of an American mentioning them.

@patrickhauser588

Жыл бұрын

@Conon the Binarian same

@MrChristbait

Жыл бұрын

X-Men's Wolverine is Canadian!

@AngloSaxon-yx8tk

10 ай бұрын

they came to North America thousands of years ago like many other animals like Bears Mammoths etc. by the land isthmus that once connected Asia and Alaska

@Kingsaxxy3872

7 ай бұрын

@@MrChristbait we are talking about the actual species mate not the character.

@primesspct2

3 ай бұрын

@ConontheBinarian me too! I love your user name btw!

While researching this it hit me how backwards the general European view of nature was in the 18th century. Basically anything that wasn't eaten was listed as a harmful species in that old Finnish legislation, ranging from Grey Wolves to House Sparrows (listed as harmful for "garden damage") Glad we've progressed way past that, but we're still dealing with the consequences!

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

The views of the time matched the problems and perceptions of the time I suppose. Long before our awareness that nature is not infinite. Still very happy we have come this far :) - Cheers, Duarte

@nicolediedrichsen3000

2 жыл бұрын

I guess a lot of it has to do with the fact that people were trying to survive and saw any competition as a threat. Thankfully, we are starting to understand more and are in a position to coexist more.

@vijayvijay4123

2 жыл бұрын

It is surprising to see the unscrupulousness of the Europeans in their narcissistic view of nature especially when compared to the other civilizations like India.The greedy Europeans disrupted the flora and fauna of the entire world over the past three hundred years or so and have caused insurmountable damage.

@Spiritof48

2 жыл бұрын

You have to see in perspective , back then , the maintenance of a handful of livestock could make the difference between life and death for your family.

@jackogrady3118

2 жыл бұрын

Quite happy I don’t have to carry a firearm or worry about being being disembowled by a bear when walking home from town tho

Such cool animals, from a distance anyway (!), and always really interesting and important to explore the complexity in the human & animal interaction, particularly when livelihoods are involved

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

It seems that with the wolverine some form of a balance has been found which is nice to see. They will never fully return to their previous range but that is simply the new reality.. - Cheers, Duarte

@itsnaeemkhan3333

2 жыл бұрын

নমস্কার করি না

@nogerboher5266

Жыл бұрын

Wolverines are HUGELY overrated because of the internet. Same applies to honey badgers. Back in 2009, had a Russian friend whose dog killed a wolverine while we were working in front of the farm, before his dad could even see what was happening in the back yard. Granted his dog (don't know the breed name, huge grey dog, looks like a bear) weighs more than me but still, I feel like any larger dog could do the same, after seeing how fast the wolverine got sent to the other world. Not that impressive. And we didn't even know what the animal was before friends dad told us.

@pendlera2959

Жыл бұрын

@@nogerboher5266 It seems absurd to decide whether or not to let a species go extinct based on how "impressive" it is.

@nogerboher5266

Жыл бұрын

@@pendlera2959 what? i was just saying how i recently learned that people on the internet think wolverines and badgers can take on god himself - but thats the polar opposite of what they are like... they are fierce and fearless only when the animal is scared of their stupidity but when they run into an animal that just doesn't give a shit and will attack them if they continue being aggressive, then they are nothing more but oversized rats with claws

Wolverine is called 'veelvraat' in Dutch/Flemish, which loosely translates to 'Eats Everything' or 'Eats More Than He Needs' I love that name. It says a lot about how the Belgians and Dutch thought about the animal when giving out names..

@Lone-Lee

2 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't it be more like _"k!lls more than it e@ts"?_

@islanoliveira

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lone-Lee Well, the translantion from "veelvraat" seems to match perfectly with their "gluto" name.

@Lone-Lee

2 жыл бұрын

@@islanoliveira, oh yes! Didn't think of that. I thought they should've named something like _"k!lls more than it e@ts"_ because, in the video, it says how the reindeer herders m!$judge them by the way they leave a lot of the m€@t for later use/s¢@v€ng!ng.

@nicolediedrichsen3000

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. In Germany it is called "Vielfraß" which means " Eats a lot".

@bjrnjensen7074

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicolediedrichsen3000 In Norway, we call it "jerv".

Today I was in a Zoo and I realised how many animals are in danger. So its nice to see that you can help animals in danger. Ty for this Video

@ley_windsor

Жыл бұрын

But there’s a problem we can’t save all endangered species so do we save the most known or save the ones that do more to help other species like mangroves other than pandas 🐼 so who Should we save we want to save them all but we can’t sadly

Thanks to people like u nature still is and will thrive in the future. I’m and lots of people that see this video will be truly grateful for the work you do to preserve our wildlife worldwide.

Great content and presentation! Editing gets better and better, keep it up! 💪

I met a wolverine at 2003 in Sarek nationalpark (valley of Njoatsosvagge), that´s one of my life most spiritual moments.

Another great video, well thought out and researched . Good work 👍

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you DH really appreciate that :) - Cheers, Duarte

The Norwegian treatment of predators like lynx, wolf and wolverine is a shame!

Wolverines are just a neceasary part of the ecology.

This presentation highlights the different kinds of dilemmas we are faced with. You can't come to any solution without discussing it first.

A fascinating insight into a creature I knew little about. Thanks for the video!

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt! Tom did a great job with this one :)

This channel is super. The content is well shot, superbly edited and wonderfully narrated. Very informative. Sub’d.

Thanks Mossy Earth, very informative video about Wolverines. Would be great to see them in the wild one day !

Another fantastic video

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Edward! - Cheers, Duarte

Great content as always ! ❤️❤️❤️

Norway got the same problem with wolf :(

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

Well they have had a similar fate but also a similar rebound :) - Cheers, Duarte

@joseguerreiro5943

2 жыл бұрын

Love Norway, beautiful country, but God damn it they really have issues with wildlife management. There's like 50 wolves in their countries, a ridiculous low number, but hunters and farmers are still bitching that this is too much. These people will not be satisfied until the species is driven to extinction.

there have been couple unofficial sightings of wolverines in Latvia in last years. Wildlife is coming back strong as less and less people live in countryside here and one farmer can operate very large territories due to modern equipment. wolf and bear populations are coming back so strong that even some people are concerned and my grandmother say that I can't go in forests anymore xD

Just realised I knew very little about this species! Love the video 🙌

Also the resistance group in red down !

Very informative, thank you!

Good video. Right to the point. Facts and no drama 🎭. Thank you.

Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. I had no idea how dire the situation is. We really need to educate people about how precious these animals are and how the money you get from your livestock can no way compare with the value of having this animal in our ecosystem. The animal is good for their livestock overal as it helps keep the ecosystem healthy and if these ignorant hunters and herders would understand that then the world could be a better place. I pray that our creator will bless all ignorant people to be wise.

Thanks, very good video!

Hi Mossy Earth. I was wondering if I could have advice. I grew up as a high achieving student and felt pressured into a dentistry degree, but have since left and have an opportunity to exchange to another course. My true passion is ecology, rewinding and nature. My uni offers biological sciences and geography but both have opportunities to specialise into ecology. I enjoy both subjects, so I am very conflicted. As ecologists yourselves, do you have advice on which would give me the best chance in the world of conservation? :)

Your work is so cool

Leaving a comment because I like your content 👍🏾

I live in California, one time I saw a wolverine up in Mammoth. What's odd about that is the fact that there isn't supposed to be any wolverines in Califonia, so it probably migrated a long way here. I just wish I hadn't been so young so I could've gotten a better look at it. It was digging through trash cans.

This is a fantastic video about my second favorite mustelid. Thank you for the fantastic footage, video, and information.

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! - Cheers, Duarte

@alsaunders7805

2 жыл бұрын

Honey badger your favorite? 🤓🍻

@mccdortzer7459

2 жыл бұрын

@@alsaunders7805 I am a fan of the spotted skunks in my area, otters being a close third.

Beautifully worded.

Love this channel

Every wild animal needs protection from us humans.👍👍 Greetings from the Netherlands

Loved the video

Great video!

Love your work

Amazing movie, great job !! :-)

Well done Tom!

meritorics aside, great production and astounding footage. you bought me on an instant! kudos to entire team

I never knew there existed such creature, you sure make a good work helping non popular species

It's always so interesting hearing about maybe predators bouncing back. I had no idea wolverines were even present in Europe... I assume at one point they must have been in the UK too?

@jazztheglass6139

2 жыл бұрын

They died out in last ice age, I believe

Great video

Yeah the Wolverine is bad ass. Great video Mossy Earth!! 🌿

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rob! :) - Cheers, Duarte

@FlamingBasketballClub

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree 😂

Such fascinating creatures!

This is my comment for the algorithm ❤ Thank you for your work 🌿

Good work

Thanks!

Great, great news to hear they have recovered at least in northern European countries!

love the video

What a shame they are endangered in such huge (and nearly empty) countries as Norway and Finland. They should do a lot more to protect wolverines!

@kilipaki87oritahiti

Жыл бұрын

As a Norwegian I’ve never heard of wolverines being near extinction here. Wolves perhaps, as they all (farmers) want them dead, so the population is kept super small, but not wolverines. They are as normal here as bears.

@janniesneed4511

Жыл бұрын

Lmfao, they won't, they harass the Sapmi peoples reindeers and Scandinavia bends the knees to whatever Sapmi says, so, no wont happen.

@janniesneed4511

Жыл бұрын

@MarcT That's the case for most of Europe. Many countries have slaughtered their wolves and bears throughout time. Both which are quite harmless to humans

@arthurreede4478

Жыл бұрын

@MarcT The Netherlands also introduced them a few years earlier, if holland habits more Wolves than Sweden than the Swedes should really be ashamed hahaha

@arthurreede4478

Жыл бұрын

@MarcT Yeh as soon as they came the farmers began protesting against it. Can't blame them but for some areas wolfs could be useful. Like at the Veluwe or Flevo Polder. There maybe the farmers could put some walls for protection. The land is already very organized it shouldn't be that big of a deal

Its so good see how much his channel is growingh !! I subscribe to mossy earth 2 weeks ago and their have 5 thousand subscribers. Now, are more da 27 thousands. Its so good see that people are engaged and realize the importance of the conservation of the natural world.

"Hunting for food, they act much like foxes" footage of a wolverine doing a barrel roll dodge and taking down a reindeer. "Well shit, didn't know foxes did that as well"

Beautiful animals wolverines amazing.

I love these animals and the entire family of the Mustelids. Weasels, badgers, otters, mink, Fisher's, Sable's, stoats, Marten's, ferret's, Wolverine's. (I love these types of crazy creatures)

@indyreno2933

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, Mustelidae is restricted to only the weasels, ferrets, and minks, while the skunks, stink badgers, badgers, otters, zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, martens, and fisher do not belong here anymore, they are all relocated to four separate families, which are Mephitidae, Melidae, Lutridae, and Ictonychidae respectively, while the latter three of these families are grouped with Mustelidae into the superfamily Musteloidea, Mephitidae is not in this superfamily and evolved independently, Mephitidae instead belongs to a whole different superfamily, which is the superfamily Procyonoidea, meaning skunks and stink badgers are actually more closely related to the raccoons, ringtail, cacomistle, coatis, olingos, olinguito, kinkajou, and red panda than they are to the weasels, ferrets, minks, badgers, otters, zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, martens, and fisher.

Good stuff

The wolverine... One of the cutest balls of fur that exists 😅

@stonemarten1400

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, cute, but in an angry, fierce kind of way.

@sliftylovesyou

2 жыл бұрын

with an unending persistence and razor sharp teeth and claws

Very interesting.

Fascinating

theyre adorable

Thank sir

Can you do something about the Longhorns and Mustangs? I feel like they're right up your alley: feral animals adapting.

I saw a wolverine in a forest near Engure lake in Latvia in 2017.

I live in Sweden and I remember going to a natural science museum and reading a panel that there were only about 150 wolverines in Sweden. Google now says that there are 637, ao glad to hear about them returning!

nice video

You forgot to mention that one of the biggest reasons why Wolverines have such a dark reputation is mainly that they are said to be fearless hunters that also attack much larger prey, sometimes even bears.

@robertpurser907

Жыл бұрын

They don’t hunt bears lol

@semitendinosus

Жыл бұрын

I mean that's almost their exact wording from 1:36 on: "bloodthirsty killers that kill more that they can eat". With the later explanation that even though they don't eat a reindeer in one sitting they come back to their catch in the following days.

Also, these guys look absolutely adorable.

Thx for the video. Of other interesting mammals in Europe, there is also the European mink which could use a bit of spotlight.

@Lone-Lee

2 жыл бұрын

Aren't those animals reared for their skin?

@Schroinx

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lone-Lee Its the larger American mink, that is used for rearing.

I have actually seen one IRL, it crossed the road as I was driving south from the Norway/Sweden/Finland joining point at around 2 am (summer obviously with daylight then). A rare sight indeed! The reindeer herding lands are most of the norther half of Sweden and there are not a lot of police around in what is more or less wilderness. Any wolverine (of wolf) that is seen by the herders probably runs a high risk of getting shot, regaradless of official protection status.

@drosendahl

2 жыл бұрын

Which is quite easy to understand. Free ranging livestock and big carnivores will never work good together. Killing all the big carnivores they could was always one requirement to be able to have reindeers. What changed was that guns and vehicles was introduced and the killing got more and more "efficient". The only way to have more wolverines in that area is to decrease reindeers or find a way to make the wolverines not attack the reindeers (very hard). But we will always live in competition with the animals, no matter if its farming the land or hunting for food, so some management of the competition will always also be needed.

@christopherx7428

2 жыл бұрын

@@drosendahl Fair enough, I could understand it too if it were not for the fact that the government pays the reindeer herders for animals taken by carnivores and, as you say, the balance has tilted over towards the hunters with the advent of modern weapons and snowmobiles.

5:30 damm it now i have to sup and like, smart move there mate you got me

I've seen some in very remote areas in the Cascades/Sierra Nevada ranges near the peaks. Pretty 😍

It's Dutch name is 'veelvraat' which is an old way of saying glutton.

@joseguerreiro5943

2 жыл бұрын

In Portuguese it's "glutão" which is literally just glutton.

Thanks for the informative and interesting video. I'd love more videos on rare animal and plant species that need support to bounce back and spread again. Abundant species will spread on their own but rare ones need our support.

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

We are trying to find a balance between featuring keystone species and animals that are disappearing and no one cares about them. If you are curious on some creatures which are rare but need some support check out our expedition to a deserted island or maybe our videos about olms :) - Cheers, Duarte

Wolverines are fascinating and good documentaries on them are hard to find. Years ago, I watched a doc where they tagged a male wolverine, and they were astounded at the sheer magnitude of their range ( this ones was 120miles) He fathered two litters of kits, and helped in the rearing of both! I cant remember the name but it Aired on PBS.

Thats a honey badger that went travelling and didn't come back home for decades.

I met one in Estonia. Four years ago. They are wonderful creatures. And they don't respect borders. I was told they roam the forests from Estonia and Latvia eastwards through Belarus and into Russia.

The first time I learned about this animal was when my mum’s best friend told us about her mother’s experience as an ethnic German who after WW2 had been sent to work in an internment camp in the coal mining town of Inta (near the very north of the Ural mountains in Russia). She said that it was the most dangerous animal in the tundra environment and if one ever did wrong by it or was simply disliked by it, the wolverine would tirelessly follow them for miles on end. Maybe it was a skewed view given to her on the account of the locals there but the fact that people look onto this animal with disdain is true.

@thedwightguy

2 жыл бұрын

Wolverines in that area would rob "caches" of food and destroy all kinds of assets so I'd understand villagers being on edge with them.

Is there an iDeal payment option for the membership, because I would like to be a member but I do not have a credit card or any other except a bank card.

Here in Germany, we call them "a lot feeders" (Vielfraße). People who eat a lot are sometimes still called Vielfraß, so I suppose we had those animals too in the past?

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I am quite sure their range extended into Germany in the past :)

Never gonna go hiking in wild Norway forest lol. Very interesting!

@bjrnjensen7074

2 жыл бұрын

Why? a wolverine would never attack you, as they are very shy of humans.

In Finnish, wolverine's name 'Ahma', also means 'eats alot'/glutton in old Proto-Finnic. The name for wolves, 'Susi' also means a 'Dud'. The other word 'Hukka', also means 'Waste' (People occasionally use that word describing something going to waste or was used for things like doom). People do sort of romanticize wolves and such, and places where they live, they actually get a really bad reputation, for herders and farmers. Personally am glad that people are getting more informed about those animals being essential to our ecosystems.

Sounds like much more common in Europe than the Iberian lynx, sure size is debatable, but still...

@MossyEarth

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose most people would call them mid size haha :) - Cheers, Duarte

@joseguerreiro5943

2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos dude. Keep up the good work. Some suggestions for future videos: Pleistocene Park I'm Siberia, Taurus programme and auroch de-extinction, wolf comeback in Europe, and conservation programmes in islands (like rat eradication programs). Cheers.

My favourite predator. I hope to see one some day.

@EinarOfBC

2 жыл бұрын

no... trust me. You don't! Videos are cool, but in person they are scary as fuck!

Cheers

Hey! Does anyone know what kind of postgraduate courses you need to make to work on projects like these?

Mustilids are smart and tenacious, and yet breed quickly, they are amazing at recolinizing and bouncing back from small numbers

Wolverine is my favorite animal.

They also played a significant role in Scotlands natural world too but was wiped out completely, I believe they should be reintroduced and protected just like I do with bears, wolves, Eurasian elk, and more and I hate the fact they are persecuted so much every inch of the world should protect every single species of wild predator from poachers and hunters both sport and food hunting hunters they should also be reintroduced into many other country’s that used to have them and to me farmers who kill them or any other predator species or poisoning or destroying nature should be faced with life in prison for ecocide and a crime that to me is akin to murder

@bjrnjensen7074

2 жыл бұрын

I read that the wolverine disappeared from Scotland 10.000 yrs ago.. do you still think it is a good idea to reintroduce them? on the other hand, the musk oxen was reintroduced to Norway from Greenland 100 yrs ago- it disappeared from mainland Europe at the same time that the wolverine disappeared from Scotland.

@Captainval28

2 жыл бұрын

@@bjrnjensen7074 I’m not sure raindeer are here and they disappeared the same time yet they were successful so why not reintroduce wolverines if there prays here why not let them come back

@bjrnjensen7074

2 жыл бұрын

@@Captainval28 Well, yes.. and I`m sure that some of our sheep farmers would be more than happy to send over a few wolverines..

@Captainval28

2 жыл бұрын

@@bjrnjensen7074 sarcasm not needed mate but I don't care about what the sheep farmers think they are a threat to nature always goes by silly misinformation made up by selfish people uses it as a rediculous excuse to comit ecocide when nature is so depleted mental health in Britain is so damaged by its destruction

@rcr76

2 жыл бұрын

@@bjrnjensen7074 would be very popular with people whose lives would not be affected by it .

Wolverines are unique and formidable animals that deserve to be saved from extinction, as do all wild animals! I don't thing that we humans, who are happily destroying our environments and all forms of life on our beautiful planet, have the right to eliminate wild animals that they find to be inconvenient to their lives. Wild animals are as entitled to life as humans are, so let's save them instead of killing them for fun!!!!

cute dog

He didn't talk about the number in canada, are the mini bear fine here in canada? we have so much space for them to move around in.

my spirit animal next to Apetor..

As a hunter if I would see this animal in nature i would take a shot, but of course only with camera ;-) Great video though