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    Bad at Goodbyes

    On Bad At Goodbyes, we offer a calm, clear-eyed, creative look at plants and animals from the IUCN Critically Endangered Red List. Research-based, we share species details, behaviors, habitat, and conservation information. And then at the end of each show we perform an ambient soundscape, to hold space for contemplation, delight, awe and perhaps grief. Without dedicated conservation action, some of these species will not survive the 21st century. And so, though listening and learning, perhaps we might acknowledge that journey with a moment of our attention, in recognition of our kinship. Thanks for listening.

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    Slender-billed Vulture Mar 04, 2026
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    Slender-billed Vulture :: Gyps tenuirostris

    Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 069

    On today’s show we learn about the Slender-billed Vulture, a critically endangered avian raptor, a bird of prey, native to South and Southeast Asia, specifically Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos. Its scientific name is Gyps tenuirostris and it was first described in 1844.

    1. (00:05) Intro
    2. (02:05) Species Information
    3. (27:51) Citations
    4. (29:43) Music
    5. (37:03) Pledge


    For more information about Slender-billed Vulture conservation please see Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction at https://save-vultures.org.


    Research for today’s show was compiled from:

    1. BirdLife International. 2021. Gyps tenuirostris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T22729460A204781113. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22729460A204781113.en
    2. BirdLife International (2021). Species factsheet: Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris. – https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/slender-billed-vulture-gyps-tenuirostris 25/02/2026
    3. del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and J. S. Marks (2020). Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.– https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.slbvul1.01
    4. Hille, Sabine M., Fränzi Korner-Nievergelt, Maarten Bleeker, and Nigel J. Collar. “Foraging Behaviour at Carcasses in an Asian Vulture Assemblage: Towards a Good Restaurant Guide.” Bird Conservation International 26, no. 3 (2016): 263–72. – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270915000349
    5. Jackson, A. L., Ruxton, G. D., & Houston, D. C. (2008). The effect of social facilitation on foraging success in vultures: a modelling study. Biology letters, 4(3), 311–313. – https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0038
    6. Mundy, P. J., 2022. Measurements and shape of the Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris. Indian BIRDS 18 (3): 82–85. – https://indianbirds.in/vol-18-no-3/
    7. The Peregrine Fund. n.d. “Slender-billed Vulture.” Explore Raptors. – https://peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/vultures/slender-billed-vulture
    8. Prakash, Vibhu, Hemant Bajpai, Soumya S. Chakraborty, Manan Singh Mahadev, John W. Mallord, Nikita Prakash, Sachin P. Ranade, Rohan N. Shringarpure, Christopher G. R. Bowden, and Rhys E. Green. “Recent Trends in Populations of Critically Endangered Gyps Vultures in India.” Bird Conservation International 34 (2024): e1. – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270923000394
    9. Ranade, Sachin P. 2025. “Time Activity Budget of White-Rumped Vulture and Slender-Billed Vulture During Breeding in Captivity.” bioRxiv. – https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.09.693217
    10. Sound Recording by Phil Gregory. 2024. Xeno-Canto. XC899521 – xeno-canto.org/899521
    11. Virani, M., P.C. Benson, M. Gilbert, and S. Thomsett. 2004. A survey of the reproductive activities at some Gyps vulture nests in Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Ranthambhore National Parks, India, in the 2002/2003 breeding season. Pages 263-268 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest. – https://assets.peregrinefund.org/docs/pdf/research-library/2004/2004-Virani-vultures.pdf
    12. Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender-billed_vulture
    13. Wildlife Institute of India (2018). National Studbook of Gyps Vultures (Gyps bengalensis, G. indicus and G. tenuirostris), Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun and Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi.TR. No2018/38 Pages: 142. – https://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/studbooks/hindi/Gyps%20Vultures%20(Gyps%20spp).pdf


    Please find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes wherever you listen to podcasts. Please help spread the word about the show and about the species we feature. Please take care of each other, and all of our fellow travelers.

    A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

    Caroline's Pink Feb 25, 2026
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    Caroline's Pink :: Stenandrium carolinae

    Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 068

    On today’s show we learn about the Caroline's Pink, a critically endangered flowering herbaceous perennial plant native to North Caicos and Middle Caicos, islands in the Turks and Caicos archipelago, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean region, in the Atlantic Ocean. Its scientific name is Stenandrium carolinae and it was first described in 1960.

    1. (00:05) Intro
    2. (02:05) Species Information
    3. (20:16) Citations
    4. (22:18) Music
    5. (28:28) Pledge

    For more information about conservation on the Turks and Caicos islands please see the UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum at https://www.ukotcf.org.

    Research for today’s show was compiled from:

    1. Earle-Mundil, H., Manco, B., Hamilton, M. & Clubbe, C. 2012. Stenandrium carolinae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T16726348A16727210. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T16726348A16727210.en
    2. Franck, Alan R., and Thomas F. Daniel. 2015. "Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Notes on Six Genera of Acanthaceae in the West Indies." Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 62 (10): 309–29. – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285235613_Taxonomic_and_Nomenclatural_Notes_on_Six_Genera_of_Acanthaceae_in_the_West_Indies
    3. Institute for Regional Conservation. n.d. "Stenandrium carolinae." Plants of the Bahama Archipelago. – https://regionalconservation.org/ircs/database/plants/PlantPageBAH.asp?TXCODE=Stencaro
    4. Leonard, Emery C. 1960. "Acanthaceae Americanae Novae vel Criticae." Wrightia 2: 75–82. – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/766031
    5. Long, Robert W. 1970. “The Genera of Acanthaceae in the Southeastern United States.” Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 51 (3): 257--309. – https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.7043.
    6. May, Christopher, Samuel Pike, Katie Medcalf, B. Naqqi Manco, Dodly Prosper, and Junel Blaise. 2024. "Conservation and Resilience." Times of the Islands, Spring 2024. – https://www.timespub.tc/2024/03/conservation-and-resilience/
    7. Pelembe, T., and G. Cooper, eds. UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: 2011 Biodiversity Snapshot. Peterborough, UK: Joint Nature Conservation Committee, 2011. – https://jncc.gov.uk/resources/e5d8c245-e94d-4043-b1b8-f353c27cd9b4#ot-biodiversity2011-turks-caicos-appendices.pdf
    8. Pienkowski, Mike, ed. 2002. Plan for Biodiversity Management and Sustainable Development around Turks & Caicos Ramsar Site. Version 1.00. Turks & Caicos National Trust and UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum. – https://www.ukotcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TCIRamsarSiteManPlan.pdf
    9. UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum. n.d. "Turks and Caicos Islands." – https://www.ukotcf.org.uk/wider-caribbean/turks-and-caicos-islands/
    10. Sanchez, Michele Dani, Bryan Naqqi Manco, Junel Blaise, Marcella Corcoran, Martin Allen Hamilton. 2019. "Conserving and Restoring the Caicos Pine Forests: The First Decade." Plant Diversity 41 (2): 75–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2018.05.002


    Please find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes wherever you listen to podcasts. Please help spread the word about the show and about the species we feature. Please take care of each other, and all of our fellow travelers.

    A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

    Macedonian Grayling Feb 18, 2026
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    Macedonian Grayling :: Pseudochazara cingovskii

    Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 067

    On today’s show we learn about the Macedonian Grayling, a critically endangered butterfly native to the white marble mountains of North Macedonia in southeastern Europe. Its scientific name is Pseudochazara cingovskii and it was first described in 1973.

    1. (00:05) Intro
    2. (02:05) Species Information
    3. (24:52) Citations
    4. (26:43) Music
    5. (33:28) Pledge

    For more information about protecting species like the Macedonian Grayling from illegal trade please see the International Fund for Animal Welfare at https://www.ifaw.org/.


    Research for today’s show was compiled from:

    1. Apelblat, Mose. "How Legal Loopholes Make EU a Destination for Illegal Wildlife Trade." The Brussels Times, October 7, 2025 – https://www.brusselstimes.com/1781595/animal-welfare-how-legal-loopholes-make-eu-a-destination-for-illegal-wildlife-trade
    2. Brown, J. 1976. "A Review of the Genus Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1951 (Lep., Satyridae) in Greece." Entomologist's Gazette 27: 85–90. – https://biodiversity.unitir.edu.al/Documenten/Brown_1976_Pseudochazara_tisiphone_amymone.pdf
    3. Gullan, P. J., and P. S. Cranston. The Insects: An Outline of Entomology. 5th ed. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014. – https://archive.org/details/TheInsectsAnOutlineOfEntomology_201902
    4. Institute of Communication Studies. "Nature for Sale." YouTube video, 25:38. Posted by "Дома / Doma," May 7, 2024. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wNzxEW1w3w
    5. International Fund for Animal Welfare. "Legal Loopholes Make EU a Prime Destination for Stolen Wildlife Trade." Press release, November 22, 2022. – https://www.ifaw.org/press-releases/legal-loopholes-eu-prime-destination-stolen-wildlife-trade
    6. Middleton-Welling, J., Dapporto, L., García-Barros, E. et al. A new comprehensive trait database of European and Maghreb butterflies, Papilionoidea. Scientific Data 7, 351 (2020). – https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00697-7
    7. Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning. Fifth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity of the Republic of Macedonia. Skopje: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, 2014. https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/mk/mk-nr-05-en.pdf
    8. Takáts, Kornél, and Morten Mølgaard. "Partial mtCOI-sequences of Balkanic species of Pseudochazara (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) reveal three well-differentiated lineages." Entomologica romanica 19 (2014): 21–40. – https://entomologica-romanica.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/19_2014_2015/ER1920141504_Takats_et_Molgaard.pdf
    9. van Swaay, C., Ellis, S. & Warren, M. 2025. Pseudochazara cingovskii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T160595A841785. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T160595A841785.en
    10. Verovnik, Rudi & Micevski, Branko & Maes, Dirk & Wynhoff, Irma & Swaay, Chris & Warren, Martin. (2013). Conserving Europe's most endangered butterfly: The Macedonian Grayling (Pseudochazara cingovskii). Journal of Insect Conservation. 17. – https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-013-9576-6
    11. Verovnik R, Wiemers M (2016) Species delimitation in the Grayling genus Pseudochazara (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) supported by DNA barcodes. ZooKeys 600: 131-154. – https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.600.7798
    12. Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudochazara_cingovskii


    Please find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes wherever you listen to podcasts. Please help spread the word about the show and about the species we feature. Please take care of each other, and all of our fellow travelers.

    A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

    Baishan Fir Feb 11, 2026
    Show notes

    Baishan Fir :: Abies beshanzuensis

    Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 066

    On today’s show we learn about the Baishan Fir, a critically endangered evergreen conifer native to east Asia, specifically the Zhejiang Province in southeastern China, on the slopes of Mt. Baishanzu.

    1. (00:05) Intro
    2. (02:05) Species Information
    3. (18:37) Citations
    4. (20:20) Music
    5. (27:03) Pledge

    Research for today’s show was compiled from:

    1. Christian, T. (2021), “Abies beshanzuensis”. Trees and Shrubs Online. – http://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/abies/abies-beshanzuensis
    2. Farm, Wanli Forest, and Chekiang Chingyuan County. "Abies beshanzuensis MH Wu—A new species of Abies from Chekiang." Journal of Systematics and Evolution 14, no. 2 (1976): 15. – https://www.jse.ac.cn/EN/Y1976/V14/I2/15
    3. Hu, Rui, Yajing Liu, Jiaxin Zhang, Hua Xing, Sha Jiang, and Yu Liu. 2022. "Auxiliary Seed Treatment Is Necessary to Increase Recruitment of a Critically Endangered Species, Abies beshanzuensis (Pinaceae)". Forests 13, no. 6: 961. – https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060961
    4. Hu, X. 2021. Abies beshanzuensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T32318A150298372. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T32318A150298372.en
    5. Lifang Zhang, Yougui Wu, Jie Feng, Yang Zhang, Aya Hafsi, Donghao Wu, Jinliang Liu, Boliang Wei, Hongfei Lv, Mingjian Yu. “Obstacles affecting seedling germination and reproductive success of the critically endangered species Abies beshanzuensis.” Global Ecology and Conservation, v. 56, 2024. – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03317
    6. Liu, Bin, Ke Liu, Xiaorong Chen, Duohong Xiao, Tingjin Wang, Yang Yang, Hui Shuai, Sumei Wu, Lu Yuan, and Liping Chen. 2023. "Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Interaction of Sugar and Hormone Metabolism Involved in the Root Hair Morphogenesis of the Endangered Fir Abies beshanzuensis" Plants 12, no. 2: 276. - https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12020276
    7. Liu, K., Xiao, D., Xiong, Y. et al. Grafting enhances growth vigor and photosynthetic capacity in the progeny of critically endangered Abies beshanzuensis. BMC Plant Biology 26, 56 (2026). – https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07708-y
    8. Shao, S., Jin, Z. & Weng, Y.H. “Lignin characteristics of Abies beshanzuensis, a critically endangered tree species”. Journal of Wood Science v. 54, 81–86 (2008). – https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-007-0918-4
    9. Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abies_beshanzuensis
    10. Yang Ling, Liang Siqi, Pan Jiaming, Wei Jinxin, Ding Tao, Jiang Rihong, Shao Yizhen, Zhang Xianchun, Liu Yongbo, Xiang Qiaoping. “Species classification of endangered plants Baishanzu fir and resource fir and the protection of their genetic resources”. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology v. 47 no.12: 1629-1645. (2023). – https://dx.doi.org/10.17521/cjpe.2022.0295
    11. Y.Yang, D.Zhang, D.Luscombe, W-b Liao, A.Farjon, T.Katsuki, Q.Xiang, N.Li and K.Rushforth, 2019, “Abies beshanzuensis”. Threatened Conifers of The World. – https://threatenedconifers.rbge.org.uk/conifers/abies-beshanzuensis
    12. Zhao, L., Li, T., Chen, X. et al. Resistance mechanism of Abies beshanzuensis under heat stress was elucidated through the integration of physiological and transcriptomic analyses. BMC Plant Biology 25, 621 (2025). – https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06641-4

    Please find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes wherever you listen to podcasts. Please help spread the word about the show and about the species we feature. Please take care of each other, and all of our fellow travelers.

    A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

    Arabian Leopard Feb 04, 2026
    Show notes

    Arabian Leopard :: Panthera pardus nimr

    Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 065

    On today’s show we learn about the Arabian Leopard, a critically endangered big cat, a carnivorous feline native to Oman and Yemen.

    1. (00:05) Intro
    2. (02:05) Species Information
    3. (26:13) Citations
    4. (28:01) Music
    5. (32:06) Pledge

    Research for today’s show was compiled from:

    1. Al Hikmani, H., Aboalfotooh, A.A.H., Alghafis, S., Almubarak, Z., Baeshen, O., Budd, J., Dunford, C., Ferreira, J.D., Gallacher, E., Mann, G., Shobrak, M. & Spalton, A. 2025. Panthera pardus ssp. nimr (Green Status assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T15958A1595820252. – https://iucnredlist.org/species/15958/274968998
    2. Al Hikmani, Hadi, and Khalid Al Hikmani. “Northward Expansion of the Critically Endangered Arabian Leopard in Dhofar, Oman.” Oryx 58, no. 6 (2024): 710–14. – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605324001662
    3. Al Hikmani, H., Spalton, A., Zafar-ul Islam, M., al-Johany, A., Sulayem, M., Al-Duais, M. & Almalki, A. 2025. Panthera pardus ssp. nimr (amended version of 2024 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T15958A274968998. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T15958A274968998.en
    4. Alqahtani, Fahad H., Ion I. Măndoiu, Badr M. Al-Shomrani, Sulaiman Al-Hashmi, Fatemeh Jamshidi-Adegani, Juhaina Al-Kindi, Andrzej Golachowski, Barbara Golachowska, Abdulaziz K. Al-Jabri, and Manee M. Manee. 2025. "First Mitogenome of the Critically Endangered Arabian Leopard (Panthera pardus nimr)" Animals 15, no. 11: 1562. – https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15111562
    5. A.M.H. Al-Johany. "Distribution and conservation of the Arabian Leopard Panthera pardus nimr in Saudi Arabia." Journal of Arid Environments. Volume 68, Issue 1, Pages 20-30. 2007. – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.04.002
    6. Dunford, Carolyn E., J. Philip B. Faure, Michael D. Ross, J. Andrew Spalton, Marine Drouilly, Kai J.P. Pryce-Fitchen, Ross De Bruin, et al. “Searching for Spots: A Comprehensive Survey for the Arabian Leopard Panthera Pardus Nimr in Saudi Arabia.” Oryx 58, no. 3 (2024): 351–62. – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605323000807
    7. Panthera – https://panthera.org/blog-post/qa-arabian-leopards, https://panthera.org/arabian-leopard-initiative
    8. Spalton, James Andrew, Hadi Musalam al Hikmani, David Willis, and Ali Salim Bait Said. “Critically Endangered Arabian Leopards Panthera Pardus Nimr Persist in the Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve, Oman.” Oryx 40, no. 3 (2006): 287–94. – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605306000743
    9. Species Survival Commission Cat Specialist Group. Arabian Leopard. 2024. – https://www.catsg.org/arabianleopard
    10. Timna, Yotam, and Reuven Yosef. "A historic perspective 1: The diet of the Arabian Leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) in Israel", Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 71, 4 (2025): 171-183. – https://doi.org/10.1163/22244662-bja10112
    11. Timna, Yotam, and Reuven Yosef. "A historic perspective 2: Scent, Sound, and Space in the extinct Arabian Leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) in Israel", Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 71, 4 (2025): 184-196. – https://doi.org/10.1163/22244662-bja10111
    12. Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_leopard

    For more information about Arabian Leopard conservation and big cat conservation in general, please see Panthera at https://panthera.org

    Please find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes wherever you listen to podcasts. Please help spread the word about the show and about the species we feature. Please take care of each other, and all of our fellow travelers.

    A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

    Madagascar Banana Jan 21, 2026
    Show notes

    Madagascar Banana :: Ensete perrieri

    Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 064

    On today’s show we learn about the Madagascar Banana, a critically endangered flowering plant native to the island nation of Madagascar roughly 250 miles off the southeastern coast of the African mainland.

    1. (00:05) Intro
    2. (02:05) Species Information
    3. (21:33) Citations
    4. (22:58) Music
    5. (29:37) Pledge

    Research for today’s show was compiled from:

    1. Allen, R. 2018. Ensete perrieri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T98249345A98249347. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T98249345A98249347.en
    2. Allen, Richard; Clarkson, James J; Ralimanana, Hélène (6 July 2018). "The critically endangered Madagascar Banana". Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. - https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/madagascan-banana
    3. Borrell, James S et al. “Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple.” Annals of Botany v.123, no.5 (2019): 747-766. - https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcy214
    4. Grubb, Peter J. “Interpreting some outstanding features of the flora and vegetation of Madagascar.” Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics v.6 no.1-2. p 125-146. 2003. – https://doi.org/10.1078/1433-8319-00046
    5. Humbert, H., and Jean-François Leroy. 1936. Flore de Madagascar et Des Comores : Plantes Vasculaires. Tananarive: Imprimerie officielle. – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8099122
    6. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). Andrefana Dry Forests - 2025 Conservation Outlook Assessment. IUCN World Heritage Outlook. October 11, 2025. – https://worldheritageoutlook.iucn.org/explore-sites/andrefana-dry-forests
    7. Musée colonial de Marseille. 1907. Annales du Muśee colonial de Marseille. Vol. ser. 2 v. 7. Marseille: Faculté des sciences de Marseille, Musée colonial. – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45311062
    8. UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. World Heritage Datasheet: Tsingy De Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve. - http://world-heritage-datasheets.unep-wcmc.org/datasheet/output/site/tsingy-de-Bemaraha-strict-nature-reserve/
    9. Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. Madagascar National Parks. - https://parcs-madagascar.com/en/parc/tsingy-de-Bemaraha-2/
    10. Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensete_perrieri


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    A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

    Spoon-billed Sandpiper Jan 14, 2026
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    Spoon-billed Sandpiper :: Calidris pygmaea

    Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 063

    On today’s show we learn about the Spoon-billed Sandpiper, a critically endangered migratory avian, a bird native to breeding ground in far northeastern Russia in the Chukotka autonomous district, that migrates to summer in Southeast Asia, in Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar and China.

    1. (00:05) Intro
    2. (02:05) Species Information
    3. (25:24) Citations
    4. (27:20) Music
    5. (35:19) Pledge

    For more information about Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation see the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at https://wwt.org.uk/.

    Research for today’s show was compiled from:

    1. Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan. Labuda, C. 2023. "Eurynorhynchus pygmeus". https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Eurynorhynchus_pygmeus/
    2. Bird Conservation International v.20, no. 2 (2010): 95–111. Zöckler, Christoph, Evgeny E. Syroechkovskiy, And Philip W. Atkinson. “Rapid and Continued Population Decline in the Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus Pygmeus Indicates Imminent Extinction Unless Conservation Action Is Taken.” – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270910000316
    3. Bird Conservation International v.26, no. 4 (2016): 476–89. Zöckler, Christoph, Alison E. Beresford, Gillian Bunting, Sayam U. Chowdhury, Nigel A. Clark, Vivian Wing Kan Fu, Tony Htin Hla, et al. “The Winter Distribution of the Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Calidris Pygmaeus.” – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270915000295
    4. Bird Conservation International v.28, no. 2 (2018): 251–62. Chowdhury, Sayam U., Mohammad Foysal, M Abdullah Abu Diyan, And Sakib Ahmed. “Discovery of an Important Wintering Site of the Critically Endangered Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Calidris Pygmaea in the Meghna Estuary, Bangladesh.” – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270917000247
    5. Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. van Gils, J., P. Wiersma, C. J. Sharpe, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). – https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.spbsan1.01
    6. Diversity v. 15, no. 4: 584. Loktionov, Egor Y., Roland A. Digby, Nickolay N. Yakushev, Ivan A. Shepelev, Jodie P. Clements, Pavel S. Tomkovich, Nigel S. Jarrett, Nigel A. Clark, Rhys E. Green, Elena G. Lappo, and et al. 2023. "Evaluating the Impact of Headstarting on the Critically Endangered Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea". – https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040584
    7. Frontiers in Marine Science. v. 9 (2022). Lu Xiuyuan, Yang Hongyan, Piersma Theunis, Sun Lili, Chen Qing, Jia Yifei, Lei Guangchun, Cheng Li, Rao Xinpeng. ”Food resources for Spoon-billed Sandpipers (Calidris pygmaea) in the mudflats of Leizhou Bay, southern China”. – https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1005327
    8. Global Ecology and Conservation Volume 35, 2022, e02077. Pyae Phyo Aung, Graeme M. Buchanan, Philip D. Round, Christoph Zöckler, Chris Kelly, Naruemon Tantipisanuh, George A. Gale. “Foraging microhabitat selection of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in the Upper Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar.” – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02077
    9. IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693452/154738156
    10. Oryx 52, no. 1 (2018): 137–46. Clark, Nigel A., Guy Q. A. Anderson, Jing Li, Evgeny E. Syroechkovskiy, Pavel S. Tomkovich, Christoph Zöckler, Rebecca Lee, and Rhys E. Green. “First Formal Estimate of the World Population of the Critically Endangered Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Calidris Pygmaea.” – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605316000806
    11. Oryx 54, no. 1 (2020): 23–29. Aung, Pyae-Phyo, Saw Moses, Nigel A. Clark, Guy Q.A. Anderson, Geoff M. Hilton, Graeme M. Buchanan, Christoph Zöckler, and Rhys E. Green. “Recent Changes in the Number of Spoon-Billed Sandpipers Calidris Pygmaea Wintering on the Upper Gulf of Mottama in Myanmar.” – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318000698
    12. Sound Recordings. Xeno-Canto. Jens Kirkeby, XC486596 – http://xeno-canto.org/486596
    13. Wader Study. v. 124. 99-104. Kelly, Chris & Zöckler, Christoph & Scampion, Baz & Syroechkovskiy, Evgeny. (2017). Hammer, filter or microphone: How does the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea use its bill to feed?. – http://dx.doi.org/10.18194/ws.00076
    14. Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust – https://www.wwt.org.uk/our-work/projects/spoon-billed-sandpipers
    15. Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon-billed_sandpiper


    Please find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes wherever you listen to podcasts. Please help spread the word about the show and about the species we feature. Please take care of each other, and all of our fellow travelers.

    A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

    Mulanje Cedar Nov 26, 2025
    Show notes

    Mulanje Cedar :: Widdringtonia whytei

    Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 062

    On today’s show we learn about the Mulanje Cedar, a critically endangered conifer tree native to the African nation of Malawi, specifically to Mount Mulanje in the southeast.

    • (00:05) Intro
    • (02:05) Species Information
    • (23:53) Citations
    • (25:52) Music
    • (32:02) Pledge


    For more information about Mount Mulanje conservation, please see the Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust at https://mountmulanje.org.mw


    Research for today’s show was compiled from:

    • Bayliss, Julian, Steve Makungwa, Joy Hecht, David Nangoma, and Carl Bruessow. “Saving the Island in the Sky: The Plight of the Mount Mulanje Cedar Widdringtonia Whytei in Malawi.” Oryx 41, no. 1 (2007): 64–69. – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605307001548
    • Burger, Niel. “Disturbance ecology and size-class structure of the Mulanje cedar of Malawi, Widdringtonia whytei, and associated broadleaved forest.” Botany honours project 2010. University of Cape Town. – http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24397
    • Chanyenga, Tembo F., Coert J. Geldenhuys, and Gudeta W. Sileshi. “Effect of Population Size, Tree Diameter and Crown Position on Viable Seed Output per Cone of the Tropical Conifer Widdringtonia Whytei in Malawi.” Journal of Tropical Ecology 27, no. 5 (2011): 515–20. – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467411000204
    • Chanyenga, T., Shaw, K. & Mitole, I. 2019. “Widdringtonia whytei.” The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T33216A126090798. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33216A126090798.en
    • CNN. “Saving Malawi’s Mulanje Cedar.” October 2025. Inside Africa S21 E21. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTNGckdP7kk
    • Earle, Christopher J., ed. "Widdringtonia whytei." The Gymnosperm Database. February 10, 2025. – https://conifers.org/cu/Widdringtonia_whytei.php.
    • Farjon, A. 2019. “Widdringtonia whytei.” Threatened Conifers of The World – https://threatenedconifers.rbge.org.uk/conifers/widdringtonia-whytei
    • Frank, Fred & Mwabumba, Lusayo & Mhango, Jarret & Missanjo, Edward & Kadzuwa, Henry & Likoswe, Michael. (2023). “Genetic and Phenotypic Parameters for Growth Traits of Widdringtonia whytei-Rendle Translocation Provenance Trials in Malawi.” Journal of Global Ecology and Environment. Volume 17, Issue 4. 32-48. – https://doi.org/10.56557/jogee/2023/v17i48222
    • Martin, Emma, and Burgess, Neil. "Mulanje Montane Forest-Grassland." One Earth. September 23, 2020. – https://www.oneearth.org/ecoregions/mulanje-montane-forest-grassland
    • Mitrani, Leila. 2017. “Reproduction and establishment of two endangered African cedars, Widdringtonia cedarbergensis and Widdringtonia whytei.” Masters Thesis. University of Cape Town. – http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25431
    • Missanjo, Edward & Frank, Fred. (2015). “Restoration and Survival Trend of Widdringtonia whytei Forest at Chambe Basin, Mulanje Mountain.” Journal of Basic and Applied Research International (JOBARI). 3 (2). 54-58. – https://ikprress.org/index.php/JOBARI/article/view/3135
    • Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust – https://mountmulanje.org.mw
    • Pauw, C. Anton and Linder, Peter H. “Tropical African cedars (Widdringtonia, Cupressaceae): systematics, ecology and conservation status.” Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 123, Issue 4, April 1997, Pages 297–319. – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1997.tb01421.x
    • Smith, Paul. “Saving Malawi’s National Tree.” BGjournal 12, no. 2 (2015): 34–36. – https://www.jstor.org/stable/24811438
    • Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widdringtonia_whytei


    Please find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes wherever you listen to podcasts. Please help spread the word about the show and about the species we feature. Please take care of each other, and all of our fellow travelers.


    A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

    Corsican Bat Nov 19, 2025
    Show notes

    Corsican Bat :: Myotis Nustrale

    Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 061

    On today’s show we learn about the Corsican Bat, a critically endangered flying mammal native to the French island territory of Corsica in the Mediterranean Ocean.

    • (00:05) Intro
    • (02:05) Species Information
    • (30:46) Citations
    • (32:42) Music
    • (40:26) Pledge


    For more information about Corsican Bat conservation see the Corsica Bat Group, in French: Groupe Chiroptères Corse at https://chauvesouriscorse.fr


    Big thanks and deep gratitude to Kate Derrick at the Corsica Bat Group for sharing her expertise, insights and her work with us. It was so inspiring to speak with her.


    Research for today’s show was compiled from:

    • Aulagnier, S., Beuneux, G. & Russo, D. 2024. Myotis nustrale. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T248107314A248107503. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T248107314A248107503.en
    • Derrick, K. Groupe Chiroptères Corse (Community Manager, Communications Manager, Scientific Officer). Interview by Joshua Dumas, October 30, 2025
    • Derrick, K. and Beuneux, G. 2024. L’espèce endémique de Corse, Myotis nustrale, enfin décrite officiellement ! Envol des Chiros 36: 12-13. – https://www.sfepm.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/EDC36.pdf
    • Groupe chiroptères Corse, 2019 - Programme d'étude concernant l'amélioration des connaissances sur l'écologie d'une nouvelle espèce de chauve-souris endémique à la Corse : Myotis sp. C (ex - Myotis nattereri) - Année 2018 – https://gaia.oec.fr/documents/39037ba8a97630e6c387281c39766ece.pdf
    • Javier Juste, Manuel Ruedi, Sébastien J. Puechmaille, Irene Salicini, Carlos Ibáñez "Two New Cryptic Bat Species within the Myotis nattereri Species Complex (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) from the Western Palaearctic," Acta Chiropterologica, 20(2), 285-300, (14 February 2019) – https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2018.20.2.001
    • Martinetti, Jean-Michel dir. Belle de Nuit. France 3 Corse ViaStella and Mediterranean Dream Productions, 2024. 52 min – https://www.france.tv/france-3/corse-viastella/corsica-salvatica/6717952-regards-croises-sur-le-monde-animal.html
    • Office de l'Environnement de la Corse. Faune Sauvage de Corse. Murin de Corse. – https://faunesauvagedecorse.oec.fr/Espece_mpage_224_idtaxon,4905.htm
    • One Earth – https://www.oneearth.org/ecoregions/corsican-montane-broadleaf-and-mixed-forests/
    • Schmidbauer, P., & Denzinger, A. (2019). Social calls of Myotis nattereri during swarming: Call structure mirrors the different behavioral context. PloS one, 14(9), e0221792. – https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221792
    • Sébastien J. Puechmaille, Benjamin Allegrini, Emma S.M. Boston, Marie-Jo Dubourg-Savage, Allowen Evin, Alexandre Knochel, Yann Le Bris, Vincent Lecoq, Michèle Lemaire, Delphine Rist, Emma C. Teeling. Genetic analyses reveal further cryptic lineages within the Myotis nattereri species complex. Mammalian Biology, Volume 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 224-228. – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2011.11.004
    • Sébastien J. Puechmaille, Serena Dool, Gregory Beuneux, Manuel Ruedi "Newly described and already endangered: a new mammal species endemic to Corsica," Revue suisse de Zoologie, 130(2), 335-351, (18 October 2023) – https://doi.org/10.35929/RSZ.0108
    • Stoecklé, Tanguy and Amiguet, Marie, dir. Les Ailes du Maquis. Stéphane Quinson and Les Films du Tambour de Soie, 2021. 52 min. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDDDnAfMbFQ


    Please find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes wherever you listen to podcasts. Please help spread the word about the show and about the species we feature. Please take care of each other, and all of our fellow travelers.


    A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

    Erubia Nov 12, 2025
    Show notes

    Erubia :: Solanum ensifolium

    Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 060

    On today’s show we learn about the Erubia, a critically endangered flowering shrub native to the US island territory of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea.

    • (00:05) Intro
    • (02:05) Species Information
    • (19:24) Citations
    • (21:02) Music
    • (26:42) Pledge

    For more information about conservation in Puerto Rico, please visit Para la Naturaleza at https://paralanaturaleza.org


    Research for today’s show was compiled from:

    • Eastern Connecticut State University – https://www.easternct.edu/news/_stories-and-releases/2025/01-january/easterns-greenhouse-is-a-sanctuary-for-imperiled-plants.html
    • Gann, G.D. 2024. Solanum ensifolium. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T212065930A253642712. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T212065930A253642712.en
    • Graham, M.R., Kaur, N., Jones, C.S. et al. A phoenix in the greenhouse: characterization and phylogenomics of complete chloroplast genomes sheds light on the putatively extinct-in-the-wild Solanum ensifolium (Solanaceae). BMC Plant Biology 25, 320 (2025). – https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06338-8
    • The Institute for Regional Conservation – https://www.regionalconservation.org/ircs/database/plants/PlantPagePR.asp?TXCODE=Solaensi
    • Jankauski Mark, Ferguson Riggs, Russell Avery and Buchmann Stephen. 2022. Structural dynamics of real and modelled Solanum stamens: implications for pollen ejection by buzzing bees. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Volume 19 Issue 188. 1920220040 – http://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0040
    • National Science Foundation’s Solanaceae Source – https://solanaceaesource.myspecies.info/content/solanum-ensifolium
    • Pascarella, John & Aide, T. Mitchell & Serrano, Mayra & Zimmerman, Jess. (2000). Land-Use History and Forest Regeneration in the Cayey Mountains, Puerto Rico. Ecosystems. 3. 217-228. – https://doi.org/10.1007/s100210000021
    • Rosario, Lumariz Hernandez, Juan O. Rodríguez Padilla, Desiree Ramos Martínez, Alejandra Morales Grajales, Joel A. Mercado Reyes, Gabriel J. Veintidós Feliu, Benjamin Van Ee, and Dimuth Siritunga. "DNA Barcoding of the Solanaceae Family in Puerto Rico Including Endangered and Endemic Species." Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 144, no. 5 (2019): 363–374. – https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS04735-19
    • Strickland-Constable, R., Schneider, H., Ansell, S.W., Russell, S.J. and Knapp, S. (2010), Species identity in the Solanum bahamense species group (Solanaceae, Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum). Taxon. 59. 209-226. – https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.591020
    • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/817


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    A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

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