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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.

Latest Episodes:

Cuban Crocodile Jan 23, 2025

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Cuban Crocodile :: Crocodylus rhombifer

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 019

On today’s show we learn about the Cuban Crocodile, a critically endangered reptile native to southern Cuba.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(27:57) Citations
(29:47) Music
(35:32) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Third Edition – http://www.iucncsg.org/365_docs/attachments/protarea/19_C-bc83b749.pdf
Encyclopedia Britannica – https://www.britannica.com/animal/Cuban-crocodile
Ethology, Ecology & Evolution Vol 27 Issue 2 – https://doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2014.915432
IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5670/130856048
Herpetological Review Vol 42, Issue 2; Vol 46, Issue 2; Vol 47 Issue 2; Vol 48 issue 1 – https://ssarherps.org/herpetological-review-pdfs/
PLoS One. vol 7 issue 3 – https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031781
Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute – https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/cuban-crocodile
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_crocodile

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 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.

Smooth Horsehair Lichen Jan 16, 2025

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Smooth Horsehair Lichen :: Bryoria salazinica

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 018

On today’s show we learn about the Smooth Horsehair Lichen, a critically endangered lichen native to northeastern North American, specifically maritime Canada

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(19:53) Citations
(21:27) Music
(28:46) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 194, Issue 4 – https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaa050
The Global Fungal Red List – https://redlist.info/iucn/species_view/341524/
IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194660286/194678109
Northeastern Naturalist. Vol. 27, monograph 16 – https://doi.org/10.1656/045.027.m1601
Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, Volume 42 – https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2019.42.04
US National Parks Service – https://www.nps.gov/articles/lichens-as-bioindicators.htm
US Fish and Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/story/2023-12/lichen-what-fungus-it
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryoria

Orange-bellied Parrot Jan 09, 2025

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Orange-bellied Parrot :: Neophema chrysogaster

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 017

On today’s show we learn about the Orange-bellied Parrot, a critically endangered avian native to the Australian island of Tasmania.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(28:12) Citations
(30:05) Music
(37:13) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

Birds of the World at Cornell Lab of Ornithology – https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.orbpar1.01
Conservation Science and Practice. Volume 3, Issue 9 – https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.483
Emu - Austral Ornithology. Volume 118, Issue 1 – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01584197.2017.1394165
IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22685203/130894893
NRM South a natural resource management organisation in Tasmania – https://nrmsouth.org.au/obp-tree-hollow-study/
State-wide Integrated Flora and Fauna Teams of Victoria Australia – https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/sp_orange-bellied_parrot.php
Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment – https://nre.tas.gov.au/conservation/threatened-species-and-communities/lists-of-threatened-species/threatened-species-vertebrates/orange-bellied-parrot/about-orange-bellied-parrots
US Fish and Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/story/migration-its-risky-journey
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-bellied_parrot

Sardinian Currant Dec 19, 2024

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Sardinian Currant :: Ribes sardoum

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 016

On today’s show we learn about the Sardinian Currant, a critically endangered flowering plant native to the Italian island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(19:02) Citations
(20:27) Music
(27:04) Pledge

Research for today’s show about the Sardinian Currant was compiled from:

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61675/102933336
Plant Signaling & Behavior: Vol. 7 Issue 11 – http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/psb.22013
Plant Biology: Vol. 17, Issue 5 – http://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12330
Plant Biology: Volume20, Issue S1 – http://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12636
Karalitan botanical museum at the University of Cagliari – https://sites.unica.it/hbk/?qs=Ribes+sardoum&q=&s=Ribes+sardoum&dove=l
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribes_sardoum

Palma Stick Grasshopper Dec 12, 2024

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Palma Stick Grasshopper :: Acrostira euphorbiae

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 015

On today’s show we learn about the Palma Stick Grasshopper, a critically endangered insect native to the Canary Islands, off the Northwest coast of Africa.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(22:59) Citations
(24:28) Music
(29:04) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

Sound recordings by Heriberto López from the Orthoptera Species File Online – http://orthoptera.archive.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1116906
American Museum of Natural History – https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/biodiversity-counts/arthropod-identification/arthropod-morphology/front-view-of-an-insect-grasshopper-head
Bulletin of Entomological Research, Volume 97, Issue 2 – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485307004828
Conservation Genetics vol 8, issue 3 – https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-006-9199-5
Group of Entomological Research from Tenerife – https://www.speciesconservation.org/case-studies-projects/la-palma-stick-grasshopper/10202
IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15038553/175765678
Journal of Zoology. Volume 275 issue 1– https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00394.x
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales of Spain – https://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/174040
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamphagidae

Murray Birch Dec 05, 2024

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Murray Birch :: Betula murrayana

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 014

On today’s show we learn about the Murray Birch, a critically endangered small tree, native to middle North America, specifically southeastern Michigan and southern Ontario.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(12:23) Citations
(13:55) Music
(26:43) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/51208029/51208054
Canadian Journal of Botany; Feb 1985 - https://doi.org/10.1139/b85-025
Michigan Natural Features Inventory at the Michigan State University - https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/species/description/13702/Betula-murrayana
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betula_murrayana

Principe Scops Owl Nov 21, 2024

Show notes

Principe Scops Owl :: Otus bikegila

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 013

The Principe Scops Owl, is a critically endangered avian, native to Principe Island of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, roughly 150 miles off the Western Coast of Africa near Equatorial Guinea.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(14:09) Citations
(15:55) Music
(29:10) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/230025085/231652448
Birds of the World, Macaulay Library at Cornell University - https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.prisco1.01
The Conversation - https://theconversation.com/we-discovered-a-new-species-of-owl-but-we-already-think-its-in-danger-193996
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principe_scops_owl

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.

Florida Semaphore Cactus Nov 14, 2024

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Florida Semaphore Cactus :: Consolea corallicola

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 012

The Florida Semaphore Cactus is a critically endangered flowering cactus native to southern North America, specifically the Florida Keys, in the United States.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(18:40) Citations
(19:58) Music
(29:01) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16329591/16329597
PBS – https://news.wgcu.org/2020-01-13/as-seas-rise-a-florida-keys-ghost-forest-makes-a-last-stand
US Fish and Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/species/florida-semaphore-cactus-consolea-corallicola
The Journal of Sexual Plant Reproduction; Volume 11 – http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004970050143
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolea_corallicola

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.

Mariana Crow Nov 07, 2024

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Mariana Crow :: Corvus kubaryi

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 011

The Mariana Crow is a critically endangered avian in the corvus family native to the western Pacific Ocean, to the island of Rota in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(27:58) Citations
(29:55) Music
(42:20) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

Dr. Sarah K. Faegre’s doctoral dissertation from the University of Washington’s entitled “Behavioral Ecology of the Mariana Crow” – https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/items/1ba5ba23-dfe4-4fb1-ab54-d02428388d61
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/species/mariana-crow-corvus-kubaryi
Birds of the World; Cornell Lab of Ornithology – https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.marcro1.01
Dr. John Morton’s “Ode to crows ravens jays and magpies” – https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/life/refuge-notebook-ode-to-crows-ravens-jays-and-magpies/
Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management Vol 6 issue 2 – https://doi.org/10.3996/112014-JFWM-085
“Observations On The Behavior And Ecology Of The Mariana Crow” – The Condor, the Journal of The Cooper Ornithological Society issue 88 – http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1368898
“Population status and nest success of the Critically Endangered Mariana Crow” from Bird Conservation International vol.25 issue 2 – http://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270914000045
Saipan Tribune July 15, 2024 – https://www.saipantribune.com/news/local/ga-population-increasing-through-rear-and-release-program/article_71a30c4e-41ae-11ef-b3c3-a3b3d9a99163.html
IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22705959/129626293
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_crow

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.

Beard's Mallee Oct 31, 2024

Show notes

The Beard's Mallee is a critically endangered eucalyptus tree native to Western Australia, near Shark Bay, roughly 350 miles north of Perth.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(17:54) Citations
(19:31) Music
(26:58) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

Australian Biological Resources Study from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water – https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eucalyptus%20beardiana
Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase – https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/
Nuytsia, volume 2, issue 4 – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53140440#page/56/
The Australian Government’s “Approved Conservation Advice for Eucalyptus beardiana” report – https://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/pubs/18933-conservation-advice.pdf
IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/133374847/133374849
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_beardiana

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