Bad at Goodbyes

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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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.

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 

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.

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 

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.

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 

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 

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.

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 

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.