5 Threatened and Endangered Species In the UK

In todays video I will be going through 5 threatened and endangered species in the UK. I personally find this topic very interesting as the UK used to be a very different place. The UK was once home to bears wolves and lynx but these large mammals are now all extinct in the UK. The urbanisation and destruction of woodland has led to many of these extinctions and this is why many of the creatures in this video are endangered today.

Attributions

Scottish wildcat images:
Marc Evans
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sugarmonster/
(CC BY-SA 2.0)
Airwolfhound
https://www.flickr.com/photos/24874528@N04/
(CC BY-SA 2.0)
PaulR1800
https://www.flickr.com/photos/91497765@N03/
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

European pine marten images:
Zweer de Bruin
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bzd1/
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Charlie Marshall
https://www.flickr.com/photos/100915417@N07/
(CC BY 2.0)
Zweer de Bruin
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bzd1/
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Kent Wang
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kentwang/
(CC BY-SA 2.0)
Urmas Ojango
https://www.flickr.com/photos/urmaso/
(CC BY-NC 2.0)

Capercaillie images:
sighmanb
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23632548@N00/8751340764/
(CC BY 2.0)
David Palmer
https://www.flickr.com/photos/22207425@N05/7169888957/
(CC BY 2.0)
michael bamford
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mfmb_bentley/
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Tom Houslay
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomhouslay/
(CC BY-NC 2.0)
Tero Laakso
https://www.flickr.com/photos/talaakso/
(CC BY 2.0)
Lars Falkdalen Lindahl
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36445258@N05/4595893683
(CC BY-SA 2.0)

European brook lamprey images:
Frits Ahlefeldt
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fritsahlefeldt/
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

European eel images:
Bernard DUPONT
https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/13532974394/
(CC BY-SA 2.0)
Biodiversity Heritage Library
https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/
(CC BY 2.0)
Dmitriy Konstantinov
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dmitriy_Konstantinov
(CC BY-SA 3.0)

European eel footage:
Creative Commons Media
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxYi1ONjmg7-VBrP3Xi-o5A
Mariusz Tyburski
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIOe3mmRLogDaJTfi9GxY5w
Jan Kepič
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAJAYSB564wEG7mRSGUNMYg

European brook lamprey footage:
Glamorgan Rivers Trust
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjI00EIbYIT4PiavoUeGatA
Dluogs
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dluogs/
(CC BY-SA 2.0)

Capercaillie footage:
Gonzalo Mucientes
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9CIZLIU6ZcQ2SA1b3zzyyA
norfolkvidiscope
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz6MhJ4uaPm3mcpZ35kr5ww
Svendsens Foto
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh46nBTFYuHGuYQL8-38byQ
Kuus Computer Help
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKyxpgUzIIBoYY4meg1CjKQ
Jukka Lämsä
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChOgPTWUTEXUMrcLb1xpkFA

European pine marten footage:
Wildwood Trust
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqwJ2ORXiEAKesoyCi4fitw
curloid
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAK25Jr9wMIoLAI0v5SLODA
Creative Commons Media
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxYi1ONjmg7-VBrP3Xi-o5A

Scottish wildcat footage:
Wildwood Trust
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqwJ2ORXiEAKesoyCi4fitw
About Zoos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5nT5MK7S0mlGegEMNCsdyQ

Cat hunting video:
Free HD Footage
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbzYBn3IUQwa220MlY9IvxA

Lamprey footage:
Gary Hale
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC48FVT5EWjmvbzKQpQZMGNQ
Natural Resources Wales / Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFpNZHHXtheW3JSwKqw_ghg
Andriy Tupikov
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd9axMclpdy6NsvxN1LCP6Q

Lamprey image:
USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eddiesfisheriesfws/
(CC0 1.0)

Snail image:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast/
(CC BY 2.0)

Elver footage:
Alison McKellar
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMGqDyxIvO0ymPNtn_AOz6A

I have edited and adapted some of these clips and images.
Creative commons licences: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

For our first species we will be heading up to Scotland as we have the Scottish wildcat. The Scottish wildcat is often confused with domesticated cats but is larger and more muscular.

For our next species we will be heading to the freshwaters of the UK as we have the European brook lamprey. Lamprey are very primitive and prehistoric jawless fish and today they are becoming increasingly rare.

For our next species we will be heading back up to Scotland as we have the pine marten. The pine marten was once widespread across great Britain but is now only found in small numbers.

For our next endangered species we will be heading back to great Britain's freshwaters as we have the European eel. The European eel was once common in the Thames but due to climate change and pollution it is now critically endangered worldwide.

For our final endangered species we will once again be heading to Scotland as we have the capercaillie. The capercaillie was once extinct in the UK but was reintroduced and is still struggling.