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 

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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 

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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.

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 

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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 

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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.

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 

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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.

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

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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.

Bonaire Palm :: Sabal lougheediana

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 028

On today’s show we learn about the Bonaire Palm, a critically endangered palm native to the island of Bonaire in the southern Caribbean Sea.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (20:11) Citations
• (21:55) Music
• (27:59) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance. BioNews, May 8, 2024 – https://dcnanature.org/palmdiversity/ 
• Encyclopedia of Earth. Fund, W. (2012). Aruba-Curaçao-Bonaire cactus scrub. – http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Aruba-Curaçao-Bonaire_cactus_scrub 
• “Ex Situ Conservation of Large and Small Plant Populations Illustrates Limitations of Common Conservation Metrics.” M. Patrick Griffith, Falon Cartwright, Michael Dosmann, Jeremie Fant, Ethan Freid, Kayri Havens, Brett Jestrow, Andrea T. Kramer, Tracy M. Magellan, Alan W. Meerow, Abby Meyer, Vanessa Sanchez, Eugenio Santiago-Valentín, Emma Spence, Jose A. Sustasche-Sustache, Javier Francisco-Ortega, and Sean Hoban. International Journal of Plant Sciences, Volume 182, Number 4. – https://doi.org/10.1086/713446 
• “Genomic patterns of native palms from the Leeward Antilles confirm single-island endemism and guide conservation priorities.” Clugston, J.A.R., Coolen, Q., Houtepen, E. et al. Conservation Genetics Vol. 25, 985–997 (2024). – https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-024-01618-6 
• IUCN - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/207984529/207984533
• “Sabal lougheediana (Arecaceae), A Critically Endangered, Endemic Palm Species from Bonaire.” M. Patrick Griffith, Quirijn Coolen, Michelle Barros and Larry R. Noblick. 2019. Phytotaxa. Vol 420 No. 2; 95–101. – https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.420.2.1 
• “Sabalpalm (Sabal antillensis) recovery over 40 years: lessons for successful palm conservation.” J. de Freitas, J. Camilleri, S. van Eijk, V. Posno, I. Valdes, Q. Coolen, J. van Blerk, M. P. Griffith. 2019. Palms Vol. 63, No. 2, 57-68 – https://palms.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PALMSv63n2p057-068-Griffiths-Sabalpalm.pdf 
• Stinapa Bonaire – https://stinapabonaire.org

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Kapitia Skink :: Oligosoma salmo

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 027

On today’s show we learn about the Kapitia Skink, a critically endangered reptile native to the west coast of the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, roughly 100 miles west of the city of Christchurch.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (22:12) Citations
• (23:55) Music
• (27:31) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• “Arboreal behaviour and habitat use in the Nationally Critical Kapitia Skink (Oligosoma salmo)”. Marcel Kerrigan, Sarah Brill,  Marleen Baling. Perspectives in Biodiversity, Volume 2, pp 11–20. 2024 – https://doi.org/10.34074/pibdiv.002103 
• “Biomimetic fracture model of lizard tail autotomy” Navajit S Baban et al. Science Vol. 375, 770-774 (2022) – https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh1614 
• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/156730274/156730436 
• “Habitat use and translocation techniques for the critically endangered Kapitia Skink, Oligosoma salmo” Jade Angel Christiansen. Master of Science Thesis, University of Otago 2023 – https://hdl.handle.net/10523/15198 
• New Zealand Threat Classification System 2021 Report – https://nztcs.org.nz/assessments/123980 
• “Origin, diversification, and systematics of the New Zealand skink fauna (Reptilia: Scincidae)” David G. Chapple, Peter A. Ritchie, Charles H. Daughert. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 52, Issue 2, August 2009, Pages 470-487 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.021 
• “Rare skinks return to southern home” New Zealand Department of Conservation Media Release. April 2023 – https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-releases/2023-media-releases/rare-skinks-return-to-southern-home/ 
• “Sounds of Science” Podcast, Episode 3 with Lynn Adams, May 2019, from the New Zealand Department of Conservation – https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/podcast/sounds-of-science-archive/ 
• “Lost and Found: Taxonomic revision of the speckled skink (Oligosoma infrapunctatum; Reptilia; Scincidae) species complex from New Zealand reveals a potential cryptic extinction, resurrection of two species, and description of three new species.” Zootaxa. 4623. 441-484. 2019. –  http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4623.3.2
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligosoma_salmo

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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 

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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.

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

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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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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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Casey's Larkspur :: Delphinium caseyi

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 026

On today’s show we learn about the Casey's Larkspur, a critically endangered perennial herb native to the Kyrenia Mountains in northern Cyprus, an island in the east of the Mediterranean sea.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (19:32) Citations
• (21:29) Music
• (31:10) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• "The Biodiversity of Cyprus Island." Lentini, Alessandro. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B 4, no. 3 (2015): 125-131. http://doi.org/10.17265/2162-5263/2015.03.003 
• Cyprus Wildlife Research Institute – https://v.cwri.net/about-us 
• Cypress Buffer Zone (somewhat unrelated). The Guardian 20 Jul 2024. Jim Powell  – https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2024/jul/20/where-time-has-stood-still-for-50-years-the-un-buffer-zone-in-cyprus-in-pictures
• “Establishment of a Plant Micro-reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats.“ TOP Biodiversity 2010 – Conference Proceedings. Kadis, Costas & Pantazi, Chrisoula & C.T., Tsintides & Christodoulou, Charalambos & Thanos, Costas & Georghiou, Kyriacos & Kounnamas, Constantinos & C., Constantinou & Andreou, Marios & Eliades, Nicolas-George. (2010). – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258132566_Establishment_of_a_Plant_Micro-reserve_Network_in_Cyprus_for_the_Conservation_of_Priority_Species_and_Habitats 
• “Important Plant Areas Along The Kyrenia Mountains, Cyprus”. Özge Özden Fuller, Mustafa Kemal Merakli, Salih Gücel. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Ecology & Safety vol 10, 349-359 (2016) – https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1001115/ 
• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61674/3107003 
• IUCN Mediterranean Islands Plant Specialist Group – “The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants. Wild Plants At the Brink of Extinction, and What Is Needed to Save Them.” Bertrand de Montmollin, Wendy Strahm (2005) IUCN. ISBN 2 8317 0832 – https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2005-025.pdf 
• “Landscape transformation of Cyprus from 1970 through 2070” Ridder, Elizabeth. Doctoral Dissertation. Arizona State University. 2013 – https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.18041 
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinium_caseyi

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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 

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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.

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

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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.

Dama Gazelle :: Nanger dama

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 025

On today’s show we learn about the Dama Gazelle, a critically endangered mammal native to North Africa, specifically Chad, Mali, and Niger.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (28:52) Citations
• (30:52) Music
• (35:20) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan – https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Nanger_dama/ 
• "Evolution of horn shape and sex dimorphism in subspecies of the Dama Gazelle”. Schreiber, Arnd. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy Vol. 33 No. 2 (2022): 173-186. – https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-00561-2022 
• “Exploring the vomeronasal organ in an endangered antelope species”. Mateo V. Torres, Irene Ortiz-Leal, Andrea Ferreiro, José Luis Rois, Pablo Sanchez-Quinteiro. bioRxiv (bio-archive March 2023) 2023.03.09.531847 – https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.09.531847 
• “Hormonal characterization of the reproductive cycle and pregnancy in the female Mohor gazelle (Gazella dama mhorr)”. Pickard, A. R., Abáigar, T., Green, D. I., Holt, W. V., & Cano, M. Reproduction vol. 122 no. 4, 571–580. – https://doi.org/10.1530/rep.0.1220571 
• IUCN – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T8968A50186128.en 
• The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates. Estes, Richard D. United States: Chelsea Green Publishing, 1999. – https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Safari_Companion/Xqp7poFviNcC 
• The Mammals of Africa. Vol. 6. Pigs, Hippopotamuses, Chevrotain, Giraffes, Deer and Bovids. Scholte, Paul. Nanger dama Dama Gazelle. pp.382-387. Bloomsbury Publishing 2013 – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262684087_Nanger_dama_Dama_Gazelle 
• "Pheromone Sensing in Mammals: A Review of the Vomeronasal System". Torres, Mateo V., Irene Ortiz-Leal, and Pablo Sanchez-Quinteiro. ANA-TOMI-UH Anatomia Vol 2, no. 4: 346-413. 2023 – https://doi.org/10.3390/anatomia2040031 
• Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute – https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/dama-gazelle
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dama_gazelle

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Graceful Spiderhead :: Serruria pinnata

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 024

On today’s show we learn about the Graceful Spiderhead, a critically endangered flowering shrub native to the southern tip of the African continent, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (16:55) Citations
• (18:08) Music
• (26:22) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• Protea Atlas – https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/spider3.htm
• Flora Capensis, Vol 5, page 502 – https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.flora.floc012825
• “Ant benefits in a seed dispersal mutualism” Oecologia vol 146 no. 1 – https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-005-0154-9 
• South African National Biodiversity institute – https://pza.sanbi.org/vegetation/fynbos-biome 
• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/113238699/185533437 
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serruria_gracilis

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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.

Bahama Nuthatch :: Sitta insularis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 023

On today’s show we learn about the Bahama Nuthatch, a critically endangered avian native to the island of Grand Bahama in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 60 miles east of the North American mainland off the southern Florida coast.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (24:36) Citations
• (27:21) Music
• (34:49) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• “Abundance and distribution of breeding birds in the pine forests of Grand Bahama, Bahamas” Journal of Caribbean Ornithology; Vol. 24 No. 1 – https://jco.birdscaribbean.org/index.php/jco/article/view/107
• Bahamas National Trust – https://bnt.bs/explore/grand-bahama/lucayan-national-park/
• Birds of the World from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology – https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bnhnut2.01 
• “Further vocal evidence for treating the Bahama Nuthatch Sitta (pusilla) insularis as a species. ” Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club; Vol. 140, No. 4 – https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v140i4.2020.a4
• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103881687/181353443
• “Land Bird Communities of Grand Bahama Island.” Ornithological Monographs No. 24 – https://doi.org/10.2307/40166704
• “Nuthatches vary their alarm calls based upon the source of the eavesdropped signals.” Nature Communication Vol. 11, No. 526 – https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14414-w 
• Sound Recording. David Pereira: XC614665 and XC615085, From Xeno-Canto. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/614665  and www.xeno-canto.org/615085 
• “Variation in responses to interspecific vocalizations among sister taxa of the Sittidae.” Avian Conservation and Ecology Vol. 15. Issue 2. Article 15 – http://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01646-150215 
• 2018 video footage of the Bahama Nuthatch – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eiy6yWxeqA
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahama_nuthatch

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Koyama's Spruce :: Picea koyamae

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 022

On today’s show we learn about the Koyama's Spruce, a critically endangered evergreen conifer native to eastern Asia, specifically central Japan and the Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (19:23) Citations
• (21:18) Music
• (32:18) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• BMC Plant Biology vol. 22, issue 530 – https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03909-x 
• The Gymnosperm Database – https://www.conifers.org/pi/Picea_koyamae.php 
• International Dendrology Society, May 7, 2017 – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318457183_Bark_its_anatomy_function_and_diversity 
• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31290/9616484 
• Journal of Forest Research Volume 16 - Issue 4 – https://doi.org/10.1007/s10310-010-0227-4 
• Journal Of The Japanese Forestry Society - Volume 81, Issue 3 – https://doi.org/10.11519/jjfs1953.81.3_236 
• Scientific Reports vol. 11 issue 1 – https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97747-w
• South African Journal of Botany, Volume 150 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.09.018 
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picea_koyamae

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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.

Vancouver Island Marmot :: Marmota vancouverensis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 021

On today’s show we learn about the Vancouver Island Marmot, a critically endangered mammal native to Western North American, specifically to Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (27:02) Citations
• (28:58) Music
• (34:45) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan – https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Marmota_vancouverensis/ 
• Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol 100, Issue 2 – http://doi.org/10.5962/p.355598 
• Canadian Journal of Zoology vol 74 issue 4 – http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z96-076 
• Canadian Journal of Zoology vol 83 issue 5 – http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z05-056 
• Canadian government’s Species at Risk Assessments and Status Reports – https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/vancouver-island-marmot-2019.html 
• Canada’s National Observer’s State of the Animal Special Report – https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/11/23/news/endangered-vancouver-island-marmot-conservation-comeback 
• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12828/22259184
• Mammalian Species, Issue 270 – https://doi.org/10.2307/3503862 
• The Marmot Recovery Foundation – https://marmots.org 
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Island_marmot

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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

Pariette Cactus :: Sclerocactus brevispinus

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 020

On today’s show we learn about the Pariette Cactus, a critically endangered cactus native to Western North America, specifically Utah in the United States.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (21:07) Citations
• (22:42) Music
• (29:57) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany Volume 30 Issue 2 – https://scholarship.claremont.edu/aliso/vol30/ 
• Center for Plant Conservation – https://saveplants.org/plant-profile/?CPCNum=44462 
• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181378/1726149 
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/species/pariette-cactus-sclerocactus-brevispinus 
• Utah Ecological Services Field Office – https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/Pariette%20Cactus_Recovery%20Outline_Apr%202010.pdf 
• Western North American Naturalist vol 70 issue 3 – https://doi.org/10.3398/064.070.0310 
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerocactus_brevispinus 

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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.

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

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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.

Greater Bermuda Land Snail :: Poecilozonites bermudensis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 031

On today’s show we learn about the Greater Bermuda Land Snail, a critically endangered mollusk native to the island of Bermuda, in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 700 miles east of the North American continent.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (26:41) Citations
• (28:44) Music
• (35:23) Pledge

For more information about the conservation and protection of the Greater Bermuda Land Snail please visit the Bermuda Department of Environment and Natural Resources at https://environment.bm/.

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• “Bionic Snail Robot Enhanced by Poroelastic Foams Crawls Using Direct and Retrograde Waves.”. Ji, Qinjie & Song, Aiguo. (2023). Soft Robotics. Vol 11. – http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/soro.2023.0077 
• Envirotalk v.87 no.1 Spring 2023. Dr. Mark Outerbridge – https://static1.squarespace.com/static/501134e9c4aa430673203999/t/64414a030dc7664ce91691bf/1682000388899/87.1+Spring+2023.pdf 
• “An evolutionary microcosm: Pleistocene and recent history of the land snail P. (Poecilozonites) in Bermuda”. Stephen Jay Gould. Bulletin of The Museum of Comparative Zoology, volume 138, issue 7, pages 407-531. 1969 – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4631797 
• “‘Extinct’ Bermuda snail is found in city alleyway”. Simon Jones. The Royal Gazette. Oct 25, 2014 – 
• https://www.royalgazette.com/other/news/article/20141025/extinct-bermuda-snail-is-found-in-city-alleyway/  
• The Government of Bermuda Department of Environment and Natural Resources – https://environment.bm/ 
• “Habitat preferences of the Critically Endangered greater Bermuda land snail Poecilozonites bermudensis in the wild.” Copeland A, Hesselberg T. Oryx. Vol 56 No.1 :34-37. – http://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605320000836  
• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/77145002/77145257 
• PBS Evolution Library – https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/5/l_035_01.html 
• “Recovery plan for the endemic land snails of Bermuda; Poecilozonites bermudensis and Poecilozonites circumfirmatus.” Outerbridge, Mark & Sarkis, Samia. (May 2019). Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Bermuda – http://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18957.79848 
• “Reintroduction of the Bermudan snail.” Garcia, Gerardo & Jameson, Tom & Prince, Heather & Flewitt, Amber & Papp, Tamás & Richardson, Adam & Lopez, Javier & Outerbridge, Mark & Ovaska, Kristiina. (2020). BIAZA Field...

Catalina Mahogany :: Cercocarpus traskiae

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 030

On today’s show we learn about the Catalina Mahogany, a critically endangered woody flowering plant native to Santa Catalina Island, near the western Northern American coast of southern California, United States.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (21:26) Citations
• (24:17) Music
• (33:54) Pledge

If you’d like to learn more about conserving and protecting the Catalina Mahogany, visit the Catalina Island Conservancy at https://catalinaconservancy.org/.  

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• California Department of Fish and Wildlife – https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Plants/Endangered/Cercocarpus-traskiae 
• California Native Plants Society – https://calscape.org/Cercocarpus-traskiae-(Catalina-Island-Mountain-Mahogany)
• Catalina Island Conservancy – https://catalinaconservancy.org/stories/catalina-rare-plant-micropropagation/ 
• Center for Plant Conservation – https://saveplants.org/plant-profile/872/Cercocarpus-traskiae/Santa-Catalina-Mountain-mahogany/
• “Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany 5-year Review” US Fish and Wildlife Service. June 22, 2021 – https://www.fws.gov/node/263226 
• IUCN — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/37562/183451015 
• “Rarest of trees exists in one place: Catalina”. Jessica Boudevin. The Catalina Islander. September 5, 2020 – https://thecatalinaislander.com/rarest-of-trees-exists-in-one-place-catalina/ 
• “VARIATION IN CERCOCARPUS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA”. SEARCY, K.B. (1969), New Phytologist vol. 68: 829-839. – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1969.tb06482.x 
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercocarpus_traskiae

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European Sturgeon :: Acipenser sturio

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 029

On today’s show we learn about the European Sturgeon, a critically endangered fish native to Western Europe, specifically the Gironde Estuary on the west coast of France in the Gironde Department.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (30:47) Citations
• (32:58) Music
• (37:59) Pledge

For more information about the conservation and protection of the European Sturgeon please visit the World Sturgeon Conservation Society at https://www.wscs.info

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• “Acipenser sturio Recovery Research Actions in France.” Williot, P., Rochard, E., Rouault, T., Kirschbaum, F. (2009). In: Carmona, R., Domezain, A., García-Gallego, M., Hernando, J.A., Rodríguez, F., Ruiz-Rejón, M. (eds) Biology, Conservation and Sustainable Development of Sturgeons. Fish & Fisheries Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht – https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8437-9_15 
• “Biological characteristics of European Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, as the basis for a restoration program in France.” Williot, P. et al. (1997). In: Birstein, V.J., Waldman, J.R., Bemis, W.E. (eds). Sturgeon Biodiversity and Conservation. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. – https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46854-9_24 
• “Biological Observations on the Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)”. Borodin, N. (1925). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Vol. 55 No.1, p 184–190 – https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1925)55[184:BOOTAS]2.0.CO;2 
• "Conservation Status and Effectiveness of the National and International Policies for the Protection and Conservation of Sturgeons in the Danube River and Black Sea Basin". Strat, Daniela, and Iuliana Florentina Gheorghe. 2023. Diversity Vol. 15, no. 4: 568 – https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040568 
• “Energy audit and carbon footprint in trawl fisheries.” Sala A, Damalas D, Labanchi L, Martinsohn J, Moro F, Sabatella R, Notti E. Scientific Data. 2022 Jul 20;9(1):428. – https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01478-0 
• “The Evolution of the Spiracular Region From Jawless Fishes to Tetrapods”. Gai Zhikun, Zhu Min, Ahlberg Per E., Donoghue Philip C. J. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Vol. 10. 2022 – https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.887172 
• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/230/242530547
• “Meristic and morphological features of the Baltic sturgeon (Acipenser sturio L.)”. Debus, L. (1999). Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Vol. 15: 38-45. – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.1999.tb00203.x 
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fisheries. Species Directory: European Sturgeon –