Bad at Goodbyes

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Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Oct 24, 2024

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Rusty Patched Bumble Bee :: Bombus affinis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 009

The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, is a critically endangered insect, native to North America, mainly in the midwestern United States.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(22:07) Citations
(23:40) Music
(35:10) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44937399/46440196
US Fish and Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/species/rusty-patched-bumble-bee-bombus-affinis
Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan – https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bombus_affinis/
BBC Wildlife Magazine – https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/insects-invertebrates/facts-about-bumblebees
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_affinis

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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.

Giant Quiver Tree Oct 17, 2024

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Giant Quiver Tree :: Aloidendron pillansii

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 008

The Giant Quiver Tree, is a large, succulent tree native to the southwestern African continent, specifically the arid west of the country of South Africa and the rugged mountains of southern Namibia.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(17:07) Citations
(18:42) Music
(31:04) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31016/110113558
South African National Biodiversity Institute – http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=15461-3
Plants of the World Online – https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125492-1
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection 04 – http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/gep.2016.47001
Quiver Tree Forest at Atlas Obscura (not a scholarly source, but nice pics!) – https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/quiver-tree-forest
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloidendron_pillansii

Axolotl Oct 10, 2024

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Axolotl :: Ambystoma mexicanum

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 007

The Axolotl is a critically endangered amphibian native to southern North America, in Mexico City, Mexico.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(20:01) Citations
(21:29) Music
(32:12) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1095/53947343
San Diego Zoo - https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/axolotl
Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan – https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ambystoma_mexicanum/
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axolotl

Underground Orchid Oct 03, 2024

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Underground Orchid :: Rhizanthella gardneri

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 006

The Underground Orchid is a critically endangered flowering plant, native to Western Australia.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(15:33) Citations
(16:33) Music
(28:34) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/97853037/97854226
Plants, People, Planet, Volume 1, Issue 3 – https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.45
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizanthella_gardneri

Sumatran Rhinoceros Sep 26, 2024

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Sumatran Rhinoceros :: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

Bad at Goodbyes : Episode 005

The Sumatran Rhinoceros is a critically endangered mammal native to Southeast Asia, specifically Indonesia.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(15:57) Rhino Singing!
(28:53) Citations
(30:40) Music
(39:23) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6553/18493355
International Rhino Foundation – https://rhinos.org/blog/the-curse-of-the-unicorn/ and singing Delilah – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ-lQ4ABlCU
PBS’s Nature – https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/rare-millennia-sumatran-rhinos-brink-extinction/ and https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/rhinoceros-introduction/1179/
World Wildlife Federation – https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sumatran-rhino
Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan – https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dicerorhinus_sumatrensis/
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_rhinoceros

Jellyfish Tree Sep 24, 2024

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Jellyfish Tree :: Medusagyne oppositifolia

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 004

The Jellyfish Tree is a critically endangered tropical tree native to the Seychelles Islands, in the Indian Ocean, roughly 900 miles east of the African continent.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(22:43) Citations
(24:29) Music
(33:13) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/37781/10072208
Journal of Molecular Ecology: Volume 20, Issue 18 – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05228.x
New Phytologist: Volume 171, Issue 3 – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01787.x
International Journal of Plant Sciences: Volume 175, Number 7 – https://doi.org/10.1086/676984
Aline Finger’s doctoral dissertation “Ecological And Genetic Processes Underlying Allee Effects Among Tree Populations In The Context Of Divergent Population Histories” – https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/153625/eth-5967-02.pdf
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusagyne

Red Wolf Sep 24, 2024

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Red Wolf :: Canis rufus

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 003

The Red Wolf is a critically endangered mammal native to southeastern North America, specifically the coast of North Carolina.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(29:06) Citations
(30:46) Music
(41:47) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3747/163509841
Journal of Heredity, Volume 109, Issue 5 – https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esy020
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/project/red-wolf-recovery-program
National Wildlife Federation – https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Red-Wolf
Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute – https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/red-wolf
Journal of Biological Conservation, Volume 262, October 2021 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109321
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_wolf

Chinese Swamp Cypress Sep 24, 2024

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Chinese Swamp Cypress :: Glyptostrobus pensilis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 002

The Chinese Swamp Cypress is a critically endangered conifer native to southeast Asia, specifically south and southeastern China, Laos, and southern Vietnam.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(23:05) Citations
(24:50) Music
(32:56) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32312/177795446
International Dendrology Society’s “Trees and Shrubs Online Database” – https://www.treesandshrubsonline.org/
The Gymnosperm Database – https://www.conifers.org/
Plant diversity; volume 41, issue 4 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2019.06.007
Arnoldia; volume 78, issue 3 – https://arboretum.harvard.edu/stories/discovering-the-majestic-mai-hing-sam-of-laos/
US Forest Service’s “Anatomy of a Tree” – https://www.fs.usda.gov/learn/trees/anatomy-of-tree
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptostrobus_pensilis

Sinai Baton Blue Sep 24, 2024

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Sinai Baton Blue Butterfly :: Pseudophilotes sinaicus

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 001

The Sinai Baton Blue is a critically endangered butterfly native to north east Africa, specifically the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.

(00:05) Intro
(02:05) Species Information
(23:30) Citations
(24:56) Music
(33:44) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/195289/2376696
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory – https://www.cambridgebutterfly.com/all-about-butterflies/
Egyptian Journal of Biology, vol 8 – https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejb/article/view/56534
Wandering Through Wadi’s Third Edition by Bernadette Simpson – https://wanderingthroughwadis.com/
The Rufford Foundation https://www.rufford.org/
Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudophilotes_sinaicus

Welcome to Bad at Goodbyes Sep 17, 2024

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Welcome to Bad at Goodbyes. On each episode we spotlight a plant or animal from the IUCN Critically Endangered Red List, sharing species details, research, and conservation information. And then we spend the 2nd half of the show offering an improvised ambient soundscape, a space for contemplation, awe, reflection, and perhaps grief. There is a very low likelihood that these species will survive the 21st Century. And so perhaps we might acknowledge their passage with a moment of our attention, a recognition of our kinship, and with a commitment to personal and systemic change. Thank you for listening.

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