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Grenada Dove Aug 27, 2025

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Grenada Dove :: Leptotila wellsi

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 049

On today’s show we learn about the Grenada Dove, a critically endangered avian species native to the island of Grenada in the Caribbean Sea.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(24:42) Citations
(26:28) Music
(32:48) Pledge

For more information about Grenada Dove conservation, see Birds Caribbean at birdscaribbean.org.

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

BOLTON, N. M., C. van OOSTERHOUT, N. J. COLLAR, and D. J. BELL. “Population Constraints on the Grenada Dove Leptotila Wellsi: Preliminary Findings and Proposals from South-West Grenada.” Bird Conservation International 26, no. 2 (2016): 205–13. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270915000064
Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, G. M. Kirwan, C. J. Sharpe, and E. Garcia (2020). “Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi)”, version 1.0. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. – https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gredov1.01
Blockstein, David E. and Hardy, J. W. (1989) "The Grenada Dove (leptotila Wellsi) is a Distinct Species," The Auk: Vol. 106: Iss. 2, Article 30. – https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/auk/vol106/iss2/30
Caribbean Compass. Brown, Bela. September 7, 2024. “Our Island Birds: The Endangered Grenada Dove” – https://caribbeancompass.com/the-endangered-grenada-dove/
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T22690874A178391475 - BirdLife International. 2021. “Leptotila wellsi” – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22690874A178391475.en
Peters, Catherine, Matthew Geary, Howard P. Nelson, Bonnie L. Rusk, Achaz Von Hardenberg, and Anna Muir. “Phylogenetic Placement and Life History Trait Imputation for Grenada Dove Leptotila Wellsi.” Bird Conservation International 33 (2023): e11. – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270922000065
Peters, Catherine; Muir, Anna; Hosie, Charlotte; Nelson, Howard; Geary, Matthew. “Assessing threats and conservation action using population viability analysis for the Critically Endangered Grenada Dove Leptotila wellsi”. Journal for Nature Conservation, Aug 15, 2025, 127052, – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127052
Rivera-Milán, F.F., Bertuol, P., Simal, F. and Rusk, B.L. (2015). Distance sampling survey and abundance estimation of the critically endangered Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi). The Condor. 117(1): 87-93. – https://doi.org/10.1650/CONDOR-14-131.1
Rusk, B.L. (2017). Long-term population monitoring of the Critically Endangered Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi) on Grenada. West Indies Journal of Caribbean Ornithology. 30(1): 49–56. – https://doi.org/10.55431/jco.2017.30(1).49-56
Sound recording. Barry Edmonston. Xeno-Canto: XC977216. Petit Bouc, Saint George. 2025 – https://www.xeno-canto.org/977216

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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 an ambient 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.

Clay's Hibiscus Aug 20, 2025

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Clay's Hibiscus :: Hibiscus clayi

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 048

On today’s show we learn about the Clay's Hibiscus, also known as Kokiʻo ʻula in Hawaiian, a critically endangered flowering plant native to Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(20:27) Citations
(21:40) Music
(27:46) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

Center for Plant Conservation – https://saveplants.org/plant-profile/?CPCNum=2257&mode=grid
Hawaiian Department of Land and Natural Resources. Hibiscus clayi. – https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/files/2013/09/Fact-Sheet-Hibiscus-clayi.pdf
“Hawaiian Island Province Regional Pollinator Guide (Pollinator Guide)”. Ley, E., Buchmann, S., Kauffman, G., Jacobsen, O., Rager, M., Kwong, L., et al. (2015c). The Pollinator Partnership/North American Pollinator Protection Campaign – http://www.pollinator.org/PDFs/Guides/HawaiianIsland.EcoRegGuide.FINAL.hi-res.pdf
IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30931/83801843
Native Plants Hawaii. University of Hawaii. Daniela Dutra Elliott, Petersen Gross, Alyssa MacDonald. – http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_clayi/
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh – https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/25848
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2020. “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status reviews for 129 Species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, California, and Nevada.” Federal Register 85(48): 14240–14243, March 11, 2020. – https://www.fws.gov/node/5101021
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_clayi

Dahl's Jird Aug 13, 2025

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Dahl’s Jird :: Meriones dahli

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 047

On today’s show we learn about the Dahl's Jird, a critically endangered mammal native to the border region of Turkey and Armenia in Eastern Anatolia, specifically the Iğdır province in Turkey.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(19:16) Citations
(21:05) Music
(27:38) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan). "Gerbillinae". Poor, A. 2005. – https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gerbillinae/
Biodiversity and Conservation. Vol 25. “An overview of biodiversity and conservation status of steppes of the Anatolian Biogeographical Region.” Ambarlı, Didem & Zeydanlı, Uğur & Balkız, Özge & Aslan, Serdar & Karacetin, Evrim & Sözen, Mustafa & Ilgaz, Çetin & Gürsoy Ergen, Arzu & Lise, Yildiray & Demirbas, Semiha & Welch, Hilary & Welch, Geoff & Turak, Ayşe & Bilgin, Can & Özkil, Aydan & Vural, Mecit. (2016). – http://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-016-1172-0
Brazilian Journal of Biology. Vol. 82. “The present status, distribution, demography, and diet of the Dahl’s Jird.” Bulut, Şafak. (2021). – http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.237849
CEPF, WWF. “Status and Protection of Globally Threatened Species in the Caucasus” Report. Zazanashvili, N. and Mallon, D. (Editors) 2009 pg.111. Tbilisi: Contour Ltd. – https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?185301/New-publication-based-on-CEPF-supported-studies
Conference presentation: 6th International Conference of Rodent Biology and Management. “Recent information on population status of Meriones dahli that is close to extinction in the Middle East”. Bulut, Şafak & Akbaba, Burak & Doğan, Murat & Ulusoy, Kadir & Karataş, Ahmet. (2018). – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352982807_Recent_information_on_population_status_of_Meriones_dahli_that_is_close_to_extinction_in_the_Middle_East
IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13162/22433617
Journal of Mammalogy, Volume 100, Issue 1, 28 February 2019, Pages 55–71. “The species diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the terrestrial mammals of Iran,” Gholam Hosein Yusefi, Kaveh Faizolahi, Jamshid Darvish, Kamran Safi, José Carlos Brito – https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz002
United States Agency of International Development “Map of Land Use in the Ararat Valley” – https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Ararat_Valley_Landcover_ENG.jpg
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahl%27s_jird

Blyde River Cycad Aug 06, 2025

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Blyde River Cycad :: Encephalartos cupidus

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 046

On today’s show we learn about the Blyde River Cycad, a critically endangered plant native to southeastern Africa, specifically the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(21:04) Citations
(22:19) Music
(27:35) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41884/243425210
Masters Dissertation. Tafirei, R. University of Johannesburg (2016). “An integrative approach towards setting conservation priority for cycad species at a global scale”. – https://ujcontent.uj.ac.za/esploro/outputs/graduate/An-integrative-approach-towards-setting-conservation/9912977807691#file-0
Plant Biology and Biotechnology. “Cycads: An Overview.” Goel, A.K., Khuraijam, J.S. (2015). In: Bahadur, B., Venkat Rajam, M., Sahijram, L., Krishnamurthy, K. (eds). Springer, New Delhi. – https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2286-6_14
SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science, Vol. 45 No. 1 (2022). “Determining regions of higher extinction risk occurrences in South African cycads”. Bamigboye, Samuel O. – https://doi.org/10.4314/sinet.v45i1.10
“South African Encephalartos Species”. Donaldson, John. (2008). – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255595089_SOUTH_AFRICAN_ENCEPHALARTOS_SPECIES
South African National Biodiversity Institute. “Encephalartos cupidus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants” Bösenberg, J.D., Steyn, T. & Donaldson, J.S. 2020. – http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=823-8
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalartos_cupidus
World Flora Online. “WFO (2025): Encephalartos cupidus” – https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000667360

Royal Cinclodes Jul 30, 2025

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Royal Cinclodes :: Cinclodes aricomae

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 045

On today’s show we learn about the Royal Cinclodes, a critically endangered avian native to western South America, in the Andes Mountains of Peru and Bolivia.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(22:55) Citations
(24:30) Music
(30:43) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

Biodiversity and Conservation v.17, 2645-2660 (2008). Lloyd, H., Marsden, S.J. “Bird community variation across Polylepis woodland fragments and matrix habitats: implications for biodiversity conservation within a high Andean landscape”, – https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-008-9343-2
Bird Conservation International, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 1993, pp. 37 - 55. Fjeldså, Jon. (1993). “The avifauna of the Polylepis woodlands of the Andean highlands: the efficiency of basing conservation priorities on patterns of endemism.” – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270900000770
BirdLife International (2025) “Species factsheet: Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae” – https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/royal-cinclodes-cinclodes-aricomae
Birds of the World, “Royal Cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae), version 1.0”. Remsen, Jr., J. V. and C. J. Sharpe (2020). (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.roycin1.01
Cotinga. Vol 43, pp102-104. Mamani-Cabana, Nicolas & Canales, Juan & Garnica, Carlos. (2021). “Northernmost record of the Critically Endangered Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae in Peru”. – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353011491_Northernmost_record_of_the_Critically_Endangered_Royal_Cinclodes_Cinclodes_aricomae_in_Peru
IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22724402/128905948
Mountain Research and Development v. 25 no.3, 287-289, (1 August 2005). Constantino Aucca and Paul M. Ramsay "Management of Biodiversity and Land Use in Southern Peru," – https://doi.org/10.1659/0276-4741(2005)025[0287:MOBALU]2.0.CO;2
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 290(1995). “Direct quantification of skeletal pneumaticity illuminates ecological drivers of a key avian trait.” Burton, M. G. P., Benson, R. B., & Field, D. J. (2023). – https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0160
Ornitología Neotropical vol. 25, issue 4 (2014); Avalos, Verónica del R., and M. Isabel Gómez. "Observations on nest site and parental care of the critically endangered Royal Cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae) in Bolivia”. – https://armoniabolivia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Avalos-V-MI-Gomez.pdf
Sound Recording. Andrew Spencer. Xeno-Canto. XC677595. – http://www.xeno-canto.org/677595
Sound Recordings. Joseph Tobias and Nathalie Seddon. Xeno-Canto. XC73370. – http://www.xeno-canto.org/73370
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_cinclodes

Albanian Tulip Jul 23, 2025

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Albanian Tulip :: Tulipa albanica

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 044

On today’s show we learn about the Albanian Tulip, a critically endangered flowering plant, native to southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula in Albania.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(18:40) Citations
(19:56) Music
(31:19) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund – https://www.cepf.net/grants/grantee-projects/conservation-and-propagation-albanian-tulip-albania
IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13142545/18614500
Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants v. 24, 1117–1126 (2018). Osmani, M., Tuna, M. & Elezaj, I.R. “Concentration of some metals in soil and plant organs and their biochemical profiles in Tulipa luanica, T. kosovarica and T. albanica native plant species”. – https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298
Phytologia Balcanica v. 26, no. 3 (2020): 517-522. Shuka, Donald, Kit Tan, Besnik Hallaçi, and Lulëzim Shuka. "Additions to the flora of North Albania." – http://www.bio.bas.bg/~phytolbalcan/PDF/26_3/contents.html
Phyton; annales rei botanicae. Vol 54. 27–46. (2014). Frajman, Božo & Pachschwöll, Clemens & Schönswetter, Peter. “Contributions to the Knowledge of the Flora of the Dinarides (Balkan Peninsula)” – http://doi.org/10.12905/0380.phyton54(1)2014-0027
Phytotaxa. Vol 10: no.28 Oct. 2010. Shuka, Lulëzim & Tan, Kit & Siljak-Yakovlev, Sonja. “Tulipa albanica (Liliaceae), a new species from northeastern Albania”. – https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.10.1.2
Thaiszia, Journal of Botany. Vol. 28 (1): 035-047. (2018). Millaku F., Elezaj I. & Berisha N. “Sympatric area and ecology of some Tulipa species in the West Balkan Peninsula” – https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/odborne-aktivity/thaiszia-2/volume-28-2018-abstracts/
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulipa_albanica

Giant Ibis Jul 16, 2025

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Giant Ibis :: Pseudibis gigantea

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 043

On today’s show we learn about the Giant Ibis, a critically endangered avian native to Southeast Asia, specifically Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(25:02) Citations
(27:00) Music
(33:06) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

Bird Conservation International vol. 19, no. 1 (2009): 77–82. Keo, Omaliss, Nigel J. Collar, and William J. Sutherland. “Nest Protectors Provide a Cost-Effective Means of Increasing Breeding Success in Giant Ibis Thaumatibis Gigantea.” – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270908008319
BirdingASIA no. 9: 100-106. 2008. Keo, O. “Ecology and conservation of the Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea in Cambodia.” – https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c1a9e03f407b482a158da87/t/5c4337d3bba223672012ea0e/1547909077032/omaliss-giantibis.pdf
BirdLife International. (2024) Species factsheet: Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea. – https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/giant-ibis-thaumatibis-gigantea
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. Version 1.0. Matheu, E., J. del Hoyo, G. M. Kirwan, E. Garcia, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). “Giant Ibis (Pseudibis gigantea)”. – https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.giaibi1.01
Cambodian Journal of Natural History. Vol. 1. 2017 (1): 63–75. Suzuki, A.; Thong, S.; Tan, S.; Iwata, A. "Camera trapping of large mammals in Chhep Wildlife Sanctuary, northern Cambodia". – https://rupp.edu.kh/cjnh/journal/CJNH-2017-1/CJNH%202017(1)%201%20Full%20Issue.pdf
Conservation Biology, Vol. 34: 1252-1261. (2020). Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.T., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. “Generation lengths of the world's birds and their implications for extinction risk”. – https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13486
Conservation Leadership Programme – https://www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/project/giant-ibis-cambodia/
Forktail, the Journal of Asian Ornithology: no. 28 August 2012. H. L. Wright, N. J. Collar, I. R. Lake, Bou Vorsak & P. M. Dolman. “Foraging ecology of sympatric White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni and Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea in northern Cambodia”. – https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c1a9e03f407b482a158da87/t/5c2124d8c2241b2a02dcc943/1545675993431/White-shouldered-Giant-Ibises.pdf
The IUCN - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22697536/134200680
Sound Recording. Xeno-Canto. Eang Samnang, XC655004. http://www.xeno-canto.org/655004
Sound Recording. Xeno-Canto. Patrik Åberg, XC124353. http://www.xeno-canto.org/124353
“Ten-year species action plan for the Giant Ibis (Thaumatibis gigantea) in Cambodia 2015-2025.” Loveridge, Robin & Srun, Ty. (2015). – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309309015_Ten-year_species_action_plan_for_the_Giant_Ibis_Thaumatibis_gigantea_in_Cambodia_2015-2025
World Wildlife Federation – https://wwf.panda.org/es/?209835/New-endangered-giant-ibis-found-in-Cambodia
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_ibis

Arrayán Jul 09, 2025

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Arrayán :: Myrcianthes ferreyrae

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 042

On today’s show we learn about the Arrayán, a critically endangered flowering tree native to South America, specifically the coastal fog oases of the Atiquipa District in southwestern Peru.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(26:40) Citations
(28:36) Music
(35:31) Pledge

For more information about the Arrayán and lomas fog oases conservation please see Huarango Nature Peru at https://www.huarangonature.org and the Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA Peru) at https://spda.org.pe

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Feb 2025. Gonzales Guillen, Fiorella. “Relict Forest in Fog Oases in South America”. – https://www.bgci.org/news-events/spotlight-on-a-gtsg-member-project-relict-forest-in-fog-oases-in-south-america/
Field Museum Of Natural History Botanical Series Vol. 13, Part 4, No. 2. Pg 756. 1958. Mcvaugh, Rogers. “Flora Of Peru”. – https://archive.org/embed/floraofperufimcva
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T60492231A60492909. Gonzales, F. 2014. “Myrcianthes ferreyrae.” – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T60492231A60492909.en
Missouri Botanical Garden – https://mbgecologicalrestoration.wordpress.com/tag/lomas-de-atiquipa/
PLoS One. Vol. 6, no. 8. 2011:e23004. Balaguer L, Arroyo-García R, Jiménez P, et al. “Forest restoration in a fog oasis: evidence indicates need for cultural awareness in constructing the reference”. – https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023004
Proceedings of the 7th Brazilian Technology Symposium. Araujo, Ana & Medina, Fiorella & Flores, Patricia & Lazo, Herbert Omar. (2023). “Micropropagation of Myrcianthes Ferreyrae (McVaugh) “Arrayán”: an Endemic Species from Lomas De Atiquipa.” – http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04435-9_50
Revista Peruana de Biología. Vol. 26, No. 2. 2019. Gonzales Guillén, Fiorella, Villasante Benavides, Francisco. “Estado de conservación de Myrcianthes ferreyrae un árbol endémico de las lomas costeras del sur del Perú”. – http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v26i2.16380
Tree Physiology, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 65–73. David A. Ramírez, Luis Balaguer, Rosa Mancilla, Virginia González, Daniel Coaguila, Carmelo Talavera, Luis Villegas, Aldo Ortega, Percy Jiménez, José M. Moreno, “Leaf-trait responses to irrigation of the endemic fog-oasis tree Myrcianthes ferreyrae: can a fog specialist benefit from regular watering?”. – https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpr121
UNESCO World Heritage Convention – https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6424/

Manapany Day Gecko Jul 02, 2025

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Manapany Day Gecko :: Phelsuma inexpectata

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 041

On today’s show we learn about the Manapany Day Gecko, a critically endangered reptile native to Reunion Island, a French Department in the Indian Ocean, roughly 1000 miles east of the African coast.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(30:42) Citations
(32:57) Music
(38:59) Pledge

For more information about Manapany Day Gecko conservation see the Association Nature Ocean Indien at https://natureoceanindien.org

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

Amphibia-Reptilia 44, 2 (2023): 139-152. Choeur, Arthur, Johanna Clémencet, Matthieu Le Corre, Markus A. Roesch, and Mickaël Sanchez. "Intra-annual variations of microhabitat use and movements of a critically endangered arboreal day gecko endemic to Reunion Island: implications for conservation". – https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10125
Bulletin de la Société mathématique de France. 126. 9-23. Deso, Grégory & Probst, Jean-Michel & Sanchez, Mickaël & Ineich, Ivan. (2008). “Phelsuma inexpectata Mertens, 1966 et Phelsuma borbonica Mertens, 1942 (Squamata : Gekkonidae) : deux geckos potentiellement pollinisateurs de l'île de La Réunion”. – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262917641
Bulletin de la Société herpétologique de France v.132 (2009): 43-69. Sanchez, Mickaël, Jean-Michel Probst, and Grégory Deso. "Phelsuma inexpectata Mertens, 1966 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) sur l’île de La Réunion: écologie, répartition et menaces." – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293695437
Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France, v.185. 2024. Jérémie Souchet, Valentin Vaslet, Julien Ducros, Chloé Bernet, Markus A Roesch. “La fourmi envahissante Anoplolepis gracilipes, une menace pour le gecko endémique de l'île de La Réunion, Phelsuma inexpectata ? The invasive ant Anoplolepis gracilipes, a threat to Reunion Island's endemic gecko, Phelsuma inexpectata?”. – https://dx.doi.org/10.48716/bullshf.185-6
Bulletin Phaethon, no.53 2021: 36-40. Porcel, Xavier & Deso, Grégory & Jean-Michel, Probst & Dubos, Nicolas. (2021). “Sympatrie entre le Gecko vert de Manapany Phelsuma inexpectata endémique de la Réunion et le Gecko vert poussière d'or P. laticauda introduits au Domaine du Café Grillé: peuvent-ils cohabiter?” – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349126355
Cahiers scientifiques de l’océan Indien occidental 2, 2011: 13-28. Sanchez, Mickael & Jean-Michel, Probst. (2011). “Distribution and conservation status of the Manapany day gecko, Phelsuma inexpectata MERTENS, 1966, an endemic threatened reptile from Réunion Island (Squamata: Gekkonidae).” – https://api.core.ac.uk/oai/oai:ojs.www.cahiers-wio.org:article/12
Current Biology, Volume 34, Issue 21, 4908 - 4919.e3. Han, Dawei. Carr, Catherine E. “Auditory pathway for detection of vibration in the tokay gecko.” – http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.016
Herpetological Review. 52. 859-860. Sanchez, Mickael & Joly, Isabelle & Cazanove, Grégory. (2021). “Phelsuma Inexpectata (Manapany Day Gecko). Predation.” – https://doi.org/10.48716/bullshf.186-8
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T17450049A17450059. Sanchez, M. 2021. “Phelsuma inexpectata.” – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T17450049A17450059.en
Journal of Tropical Ecology 29, no. 3 (2013): 251–54. Clémencet, Johanna, Cyril Aubert, Doriane Blottière, and Mickaël Sanchez. “Kleptoparasitism in the Endemic Gecko Phelsuma Inexpectata: Pollen Theft from Foraging Honeybees on Réunion.” – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467413000229
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Kathalekan Marsh Nut Jun 25, 2025

Show notes

Kathalekan Marsh Nut :: Semecarpus kathalekanensis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 040

On today’s show we learn about the Kathalekan Marsh Nut, a critically endangered flowering tree native to the southwestern of India, in the marshlands of the Western Ghats.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(25:44) Citations
(27:55) Music
(33:17) Pledge

For more information about Kathalekan Marsh Nut and Myristica swamp conservation see the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment at https://www.atree.org/projects/roadmap-to-restoration-developing-an-ecologically-sensitive-restoration-model-for-myristica-swamps-in-karnataka/

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 4 (Special Issue I), Global Science Books, 54-68. 4. Chandran, M D & Rao G, Ramachandra & KV, Gururaja & Ramachandra, T V. (2010). “Ecology of the Swampy Relic Forests of Kathalekan from Central Western Ghats, India.” – http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/Online/GSBOnline/images/2010/BBB_4(SI1)/BBB_4(SI1)54-68o.pdf
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. LIFE Trust and Snehakunja Trust. College of Forestry, University of Agricultural sciences Dharwad, Sirsi. 2010-2015. Narasimha Hegde, Shrikanth Gunaga, Andrew “Jack” Tordoff, Medha Hegde, M D Subash Chandran. “Towards ecological restoration of critically endangered freshwater swamps in central Western Ghats: Blending sustainable cultural practices with scientific methods” – https://snehakunja.org/public/assets/pdf/CEPF/Annex%20I%20Participatory%20restoration%20of%20swamps.pdf
Conservation Leadership Programme c/o Birdlife International. 2003- 2004. Tambat, Bhausaheb. “Conservation of the Myristica Swamps - the highly threatened and unique ecosystem in the Western Ghats, India.” – https://www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/project/conservation-myristica-swamps-india/
Down to Earth 14 Jan 2008. Kirtiman Awasthi. “Revival plan for a disappearing tree”. – https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/revival-plan-for-a-disappearing-tree-3973
Exploring the Mysterious World of Freshwater Swamps: A Documentary. Eco Films. 2023. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOxuoxxiAi0
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T175212A1419302. Deepu, S. & Ravikanth, G. 2021. “Semecarpus kathalekanensis.” – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T175212A1419302.en
Jalplavit Vol. 15 No. 1. Feb.-March 2025. Priya Ranganathan. “Kathalekan Myristica Swamp: A Paradise (Nearly) Lost” – https://pubhtml5.com/kfjv/exmk/Jalaplavit_Feb_March_2025/
Planta Medica v 77. 2011. PJ Hurakadle, MK Parashetti, HV Hegde. “Antimicrobial studies on Semecarpus kathalekanensis” – https://doi.org10.1055/s-0031-1282910
Restoration Methodologies and Conservation Strategies Conference. Vasudeva R, Raghu H.B, Suraj P.G, Uma Shaanker R, Ganeshaiah K.N. 2002 “Recovery of a Critically Endangered Fresh-Water Swamp Tree Species of The Western Ghats” – https://wgbis.ces.iisc.ac.in/energy/lake2002/proceedings/8_2.html
Wetlands Ecology and Management. v. 30. Ranganathan, Priya & Ravikanth, Gudasalamani & N A, Aravind. (2022). “A review of research and conservation of Myristica swamps, a threatened freshwater swamp of the Western Ghats, India”. – https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-021-09825-5
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats

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