Bad at Goodbyes

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

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.

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/

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.

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
• Molecular Biology Reports v.50, 5501–5507 (2023). Gomard, Y., Sanchez, M., Bonanno, A. et al. “Development and characterization of twenty microsatellite markers for Phelsuma inexpectata (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a critically endangered gecko endemic to Reunion Island.” –  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-023-08426-0
• Salamandra. 58, no.2: 116–122. Choeur, Arthur & Clémencet, Johanna & Corre, Matthieu & Sanchez, Mickael. (2022). “Evidence of seasonal reproduction, laying site fidelity, and oviposition synchronicity in the critically endangered endemic Manapany Day Gecko (Phelsuma inexpectata) from Reunion Island (western Indian Ocean).” – https://www.salamandra-journal.com/index.php/contents/2022-vol-58
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Réunion_Island_ornate_day_gecko

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.

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

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.

Bethany Beach Firefly :: Photuris bethaniensis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 039

On today’s show we learn about the Bethany Beach Firefly, a critically endangered insect native to the eastern coast of North America, specifically the US states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (31:04) Citations
• (33:28) Music
• (42:29) Pledge

For more information about the conservation and protection of the Bethany Beach Firefly please visit the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation at http://xerces.org.

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. Volume 14, Nov 1998 pp 197-230. Thérèse Wilson, and J. Woodland Hastings. “Bioluminescence”. –  https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.cellbio.14.1.197 
• The Coleopterists Bulletin v.58 no.3, pp 349-353, September 2000. Christopher M. Heckscher and Charles R. Bartlett. "Rediscovery and Habitat Associations of Photuris Bethaniensis McDermott (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". – https://doi.org/10.1649/622 
• Delaware News Journal June 21, 2019. Maddy Lauria. “Rare Bethany firefly threatened by new beach homes”. – https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/delaware/2019/06/21/new-beach-development-could-help-kill-off-rare-bethany-firefly/1508724001/ 
• Insects vol. 15, no. 1: 71. Lewis, Sara M., Wan F. A. Jusoh, Anna C. Walker, Candace E. Fallon, Richard Joyce, and Vor Yiu. 2024. "Illuminating Firefly Diversity: Trends, Threats and Conservation Strategies". – https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15010071 
• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T164045981A166771578. Heckscher, C., Walker, A. & Fallon, C. 2021. “Photuris bethaniensis”. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T164045981A166771578.en
• National Archives Code of Federal Regulations – https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-17/subpart-D/section-17.47 
• PLOS One. November 17, 2021. Candace E. Fallon , Anna C. Walker, Sara Lewis, Joseph Cicero, Lynn Faust, Christopher M. Heckscher, Cisteil X. Pérez-Hernández, Ben Pfeiffer, Sarina Jepsen. “Evaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America”. – https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259379 
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Vol 103 (3314):35–37. McDermott, Frank A. 1953. "Photuris bethaniensis, a New Lampyrid Firefly”. – https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.3314.35 
• Sierra Club Delaware Chapter – https://www.sierraclub.org/Bethany-Firefly 
• University of Minnesota Department of Entomology – https://entomology.umn.edu/bethany-beach-firefly 
• US Fish and Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/species/bethany-beach-firefly-photuris-bethaniensis 
• US Fish and Wildlife Service Species Status Assessment Report For the Bethany Beach Firefly February 2024 – https://www.fws.gov/node/5231946
• The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. 2024. 22 pp. Fallon, C. and R. Joyce. “Firefly Species Fact Sheet: Bethany Beach Firefly, Photuris bethaniensis.” – https://www.fireflyatlas.org/threatened-species-fact-sheets/ 

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.

Nightcap Oak :: Eidothea hardeniana

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 038

On today’s show we learn about the Nightcap Oak, a critically endangered flowering tree native to eastern Australia, in the northeast corner of the state of New South Wales.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (26:12) Citations
• (28:10) Music
• (35:24) Pledge

For more information about Nightcap Oak conservation and New South Wales rainforest conservation in general, please see the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service at https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/ and the NGO Rainforest Rescue at https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au.

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• Australian Journal of Botany v.70, 189-203. Baker Andrew G., Catterall Claudia, Wiseman Matthew (2022) “Rainforest persistence and recruitment after Australia’s 2019–2020 fires in subtropical, temperate, dry and littoral rainforests.” – https://doi.org/10.1071/BT21091
• Australian Plants v.21 no.172. Weston, Peter & Kooyman, Robert. (2002). “Eidothea hardeniana: Botany and ecology of the Nightcap Oak” – https://anpsa.org.au/newsletter/australian-plants-journal-vol19-to-24/
• Ecology and Evolution v.15: e71251. McMaster, E.S., Dimon, R.J., Baker, A.G., Harre, C., Mallee, J., Maric, A., Richards, P., Wiseman, M., Ho, S.Y.W. and Rossetto, M. (2025). “Combining Spatial, Genetic, and Environmental Risk Data to Define and Prioritize In Situ Conservation Units.” – https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71251
• The Guardian. Sat 12 Oct 2024. Readfearn, Graham. “They are relics of the Gondwana age but five years after Australia’s black summer these trees are dying a ‘long, slow death’”. – https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/13/nightcap-national-park-rainforest-trees-age-bushfires-impact
• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T112631200A113309140. Forster, P., Ford, A., Griffith, S. & Benwell, A. 2020. “Eidothea hardeniana.” – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T112631200A113309140.en
• Journal of Ecology, 93: 906-917. Rossetto, M. and Kooyman, R.M. (2005), “The tension between dispersal and persistence regulates the current distribution of rare palaeo-endemic rain forest flora: a case study.” – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01046.x
• New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service – https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/conservation-programs/nightcap-oak-conservation-project
• Nightcap oak (Eidothea hardeniana) Conservation Action Plan. New South Wales Environment and Heritage, Department of Planning and Environment, ISBN 978-1-922975-30-0; EHG 2023/0036; January 2023. – https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/publications/nightcap-oak-eidothea-hardeniana
• Telopea. v.9. Weston, Peter & Kooyman, Robert. (2002). “Systematics of Eidothea (Proteaceae), with the description of a new species, E. hardeniana, from the Nightcap Range, north-eastern New South Wales.” – http://dx.doi.org/10.7751/telopea20024022
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidothea_hardeniana

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.

Lilacine Amazon :: Amazona lilacina

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 037

On today’s show we learn about the Lilacine Amazon, a critically endangered parrot native to South America, specifically southwestern Ecuador, near the Pacific Coast.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (30:15) Citations
• (31:59) Music
• (38:12) Pledge

For more information about Lilacine Amazon and Ecuadorian conservation, see the Fundación Jocotoco at https://jocotoco.org/

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• American Bird Conservancy – https://abcbirds.org/bird/lilacine-amazon/
• Biddle, R (2021). “The conservation and ecology of a newly described Amazon parrot; Amazona lilacina.” Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with The North of England Zoological Society. – https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/628526
• BirdLife International (2020). “Species factsheet: Lilacine Amazon Amazona lilacina.” – https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/lilacine-amazon-amazona-lilacina
• In Birds of the World (B. K. Keeney, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. – Collar, N., J. del Hoyo, P. F. D. Boesman, G. M. Kirwan, and C. J. Sharpe (2022). “Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis), version 1.1.” – https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.relpar.01.1
• Diversity 13, no. 1: 15. Biddle, Rebecca, Ivette Solis-Ponce, Martin Jones, Mark Pilgrim, and Stuart Marsden. 2021. "Parrot Ownership and Capture in Coastal Ecuador: Developing a Trapping Pressure Index" – https://doi.org/10.3390/d13010015
• EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Ecuadorian Amazon Parrot (Amazona lilacina) -1st Edition. Pilgrim, M & Biddle, B. (2016). European Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.61024/BPG2016EcuadorianAmazonParrotEN
• Field recording from Xeno-Canto, Karl Berg, XC282424. – https://www.xeno-canto.org/282424
• Field recording from Xeno-Canto, Karl Berg, XC282426. – https://www.xeno-canto.org/282426
• International Zoo Yearbook, 37, 195–202. Pilgrim, M. (2000). “Development of the European endangered species Programme (EEP) for the Ecuadorian or Lilacine amazon.” – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1090.2000.tb00723.x
• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T22728296A181432250. BirdLife International. 2020. “Amazona lilacina.” – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22728296A181432250.en
• Manual of Parrot Behavior. Graham, Jennifer & Wright, Timothy & Dooling, Robert & Korbel, Ruediger. (2008). “Sensory Capacities of Parrots.” – https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470344651.ch4
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilacine_amazon

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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.

Bermuda Cedar :: Juniperus bermudiana

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 036

On today’s show we learn about the Bermuda Cedar, a critically endangered evergreen conifer native to the island territory of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean, about 650 miles east of the North American coast.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (27:50) Citations
• (29:34) Music
• (38:38) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• Bermuda Department of Environment and Natural Resources. “Bermuda Cedar (Juniperus bermudiana)” – https://environment.bm/bermuda-cedar
• “Biodiversity: the UK Overseas Territories”. Procter, D., & Fleming, L.V., eds. 1999.Peterborough, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. – https://www.nonnativespecies.org/assets/Document-repository/Procter_D_Fleming_L_Eds_1999_Biodiversity_the_UK_Overseas_Territories.pdf
• Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International. Rojas-Sandoval, Julissa, cabicompendium.29072, CABI Compendium, CABI International 2022), “Juniperus bermudiana (bermuda cedar)”  – https://doi.org/10.1079/cabicompendium.29072 
• “Junipers of the World: The Genus Juniperus”. Adams, Robert P.. United States: Trafford Publishing Company, 2014. – http://www.juniperus.org
• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T30376A9532928. Wingate, D.B., Adams, R & Gardner, M. 2011. “Juniperus bermudiana”. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T30376A9532928.en
• Lundellia, v.21 no.1, 1-34, (25 February 2019). Robert P. Adams. "Juniperus of Canada and the United States: Taxonomy, Key and Distribution," – https://doi.org/10.25224/1097-993X-21.1
• One Earth’s Bioregion Framework. Noss, Reed. “Bermuda Subtropical Conifer Forests” – https://www.oneearth.org/ecoregions/bermuda-subtropical-conifer-forests/
• Phytologia 90 (2): 123--133. Adams, Robert P., and David B. Wingate. 2008. “Hybridization between Juniperus Bermudiana and J. Virginiana in Bermuda.” – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/220331
• Phytologia 90 (2): 134--136. Adams,  Robert P. 2008. “Juniperus Bermudiana; A Species in Crisis, Should It Be Rescued from Introduced Junipers?” – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/220332
• Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. John Grimshaw; Ross Bayton. “Juniperus bermudiana” – https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/juniperus/juniperus-bermudiana/
• Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. “Juniperus bermudiana”. – https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Juniperus+bermudiana
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus_bermudiana

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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.

Banteng :: Bos javanicus

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 035

On today’s show we learn about the Banteng, a critically endangered bovine mammal native to Southeast Asia, specifically Java, Borneo, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (30:38) Citations
• (32:34) Music
• (42:18) Pledge

For more information about current Banteng conservation see Action Indonesia at  https://www.actionindonesiagsmp.org or the Wildlife Alliance at https://www.wildlifealliance.org/banteng-southeast-asias-endangered-wild-cattle/ 

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• Animal Diversity Web from the University of Michigan. Saari, J. 2002. "Bos javanicus" (On-line) – https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bos_javanicus/
• Animals (Basel). v. 13, issue 2:198. Jan 5, 2023. Chaiyarat R, Sriphonkrang N, Khamsirinan P, Nakbun S, Youngpoy N. “Age Structure, Development and Population Viability of Banteng (Bos javanicus) in Captive Breeding for Ex-Situ Conservation and Reintroduction”. – https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13020198
• bioRxiv 2025.04.01.646613. Xi Wang, Sabhrina Gita Aninta, Genís Garcia-Erill, Zilong Li, Anubhab Khan, Xiaodong Liu, Laura D. Bertola, Anik Budhi Dharmayanthi, Yulianto, Yonathan, Conor Rossi, Reagan Cauble-Sims, Benjamin D. Rosen, Darren E. Hagen, Michael P. Heaton, Timothy P. L. Smith, Johannes A. Lenstra, Nuno F.G. Martins, Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding, Muhammad Agil, Bambang Purwantara, Christina Hvilsom, Gono Semiadi, Rasmus Heller. “Population structure and domestication history of the Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus)” – https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.01.646613
• Human Dimensions of Wildlife v. 10 no.2: 123–35. deKoninck, Vanessa. 2005. “Joint Management of Banteng (Bos Javanicus) in a Contested Cultural Landscape: Observations and Implications.” – https://doi.org/10.1080/10871200590931815
• IUCN. Groenenberg, M. & Gray, T.N.E. 2025. Bos javanicus (amended version of 2024 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T2888A270543638. – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2888/270543638
• Journal of Applied Ecology v. 51: 1469–1478. Steinmetz, R., Srirattanaporn, S., Mor‐Tip, J. and Seuaturien, N. 2014. “Can community outreach alleviate poaching pressure and recover wildlife in South‐East Asian protected areas?” https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12239
• Oryx v. 46, no. 4 (2012): 563–66. Gray, Thomas N. E., Sovanna Prum, Chanrattana Pin, and Channa Phan. “Distance Sampling Reveals Cambodia’s Eastern Plains Landscape Supports the Largest Global Population of the Endangered Banteng Bos Javanicus.” – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605312000567
• Oryx v. 55, no. 1 (2021): 122–30. Lim, Hong Ye, Penny C. Gardner, Nicola K. Abram, Kalsum M. Yusah, and Benoit Goossens. “Identifying Habitat and Understanding Movement Resistance for the Endangered Bornean Banteng Bos Javanicus Lowi in Sabah, Malaysia.” – https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318001126
• Therya Vol. 11 No. 1 (2020). Rahman, Dede Aulia. “Ecological niche and potential distribution of the endangered Bos javanicus in south-western Java, Indonesia” – https://doi.org/10.12933/therya-20-840
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banteng

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.

Belin Sweet Pea :: Lathyrus belinensis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 034

On today’s show we learn about the Belin Sweet Pea, a critically endangered flowering legume plant native to the Middle East, specifically the Antalya province, in southern Turkey.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (17:02) Citations
• (18:46) Music
• (28:48) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• Acta Botanica Gallica v.156 no.3: 455–67. Genç, Hasan, Bekir Yildirim, and Tolga Cetin. 2009. “Contribution to a Karyotype Analysis of Some Lathyrus L. Taxa (Fabaceae) in Turkey.” – https://doi.org/10.1080/12538078.2009.10516170 
• Crop wild relative. Issue 8 April 2012: 44-45. N. Maxted (2012). “Lathyrus belinensis: a CWR discovered and almost lost” – https://www.pgrsecure.bham.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/newsletters/CWR_Issue_8.pdf 
• Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution v.45, 253–262 (1998). Bennett, S.J., Maxted, N. & Sabanci, C.O. “The ecogeography and collection of grain, forage and pasture legumes in south-west Turkey.” – https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008657530563 
• IUCN – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T176094A120103864.en
• Kew Bulletin. v. 43, no. 4 (1988): 711–14. N. Maxted, and D. J. Goyder. “A New Species of Lathyrus Sect. Lathyrus (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) from Turkey.” – https://doi.org/10.2307/4129970 
• Plant Heritage. June 2017. Pitman, L. “Rare plant of the month: June 2017” – https://plantheritage.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/rare-plant-of-the-month-june-2017/ 
• Proceedings of the Royal Society B. v. 271. 2011-5. Gianoli, Ernesto. (2004). “Evolution of a climbing habit promotes diversification in flowering plants.” – https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2004.2827 
• Turkish Journal of Biodiversity. Vol.4 no.1: 53-65. Aydin-Kandemir F, Demir A (2021). Türkiye’de tehlike altındaki türler: IUCN Kırmızı Liste verileri ile tehlike altındaki Fabaceae türlerine yönelik özel bir inceleme. “Endangered species in Turkey: A specific review of endangered Fabaceae species with IUCN Red List data” – https://doi.org/10.38059/biodiversity.832706 
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathyrus_belinensis 

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.