Parson's Chameleons

Mike Fry talks about one of his favorite species of animals on the planet. Parson's Chameleons are in serious danger due to habitat loss and growing human populations in their native country of Madagascar.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• calumma
• parsonii
• madagascar
• environment
• slash
• and
• burn
• rainforest
• rain
• forest
• extinct
• extinction

[SPAMINGxU]

u can help by breeding them

[mikefry]

@SPAMINGxU Been there. Done that.  Didn't help.

[kragger1985]

@mikefry Why doesn't that help?

[mikefry]

@kragger1985 There are several reasons it does not help: 1) Parson's chameleons do not do well in small cages in captivity 2) Captive animals do not help wild populations at all 3) You cannot turn captive animals to the wild, especially if there is no habitat in which to return them.

[KungFuKriss]

This video went from delightful to depressing faster than I thought was possible.

[royaljams]

Is there anything that can be done to save the chameleons of Madagascar? I feel so sorry for them:(

[freeflyva]

@mikefry I'd have to disagree with you on that one. Due to Parson's females breeding habits....eggs could be collected or quarantined....and protected. Much like sea turtles have been. No question habitat has to be set aside which then gets into politics. One thing rings true in third world countries....money talks. Branson should be putting his money into conserving habitat on Madagascar rather than moving Lemurs to some Caribbean island. Where there's a will....there's a way.

[shunabell]

We have a farm in the Dominican Republic and my heart cries to see the beautiful jungle being burnt away slowly bit surely... There aren't too many animals here, not sure why they probably killed them all. When we moved to our farm there were no birds, the people ate them and cut away their source of food... now it's a sanctuary and full of birdsong. The people need to be educated... but it's the same in America, wild animals pushed away from their natural habitat for cattle and agriculture

[shunabell]

We have a farm in the Dominican Republic and my heart cries to see the beautiful jungle being burnt away slowly bit surely... There aren't too many animals here, not sure why they probably killed them all. When we moved to our farm there were no birds, the people ate them and cut away their source of food... now it's a sanctuary and full of birdsong. The people need to be educated... but it's the same in America, wild animals pushed away from their natural habitat for cattle and agr

[shunabell]

We have a farm in the Dominican Republic and my heart cries to see the beautiful jungle being burnt away slowly bit surely... There aren't too many animals here, not sure why they probably killed them all. When we moved to our farm there were no birds, the people ate them and cut away their source of food... now it's a sanctuary and full of birdsong. The people need to be educated... but it's the same in America, wild animals are being pushed away from their natural habitat for cattle and agr

[slowassgsr]

Someone send billions of condoms that way please.... 45% underage? Who's going to provide for them?

[tt2ent]

Madagascar is gnna look like HAITI soon... They should have made that whole island a park in the early 1900's or somethin. I mean it wasn't that hard to move whole populations around back then...well they did it atleast o.O

[tt2ent]

Madagascar is gnna look like HAITI soon... They should have made that whole island a park in the early 1900's or somethin. I mean it wasn't that hard to move whole populations around back then... o.O

[MsHojat]

Wow those population numbers are CRAZY and SCARY!

That's insane! so unfortunate...