Bad at Goodbyes

Greek Red Damsel :: Pyrrhosoma elisabethae

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 033

On today’s show we learn about the Greek Red Damsel, a critically endangered damselfly native to southeastern Europe, specifically Greece and Albania.

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Maxwell’s Grevillea :: Grevillea maxwellii

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 032

On today’s show we learn about the Maxwell’s Grevillea, a critically endangered flowering shrub native to the far southwest of Australia roughly 25 miles from the southern coast.

For more information about the conservation and protection of Maxwell’s Grevillea please visit the Government of Western Australia’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions at https://dbca.wa.gov.au/.

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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.

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/.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Cuban Crocodile :: Crocodylus rhombifer

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 019

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

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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

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Orange-bellied Parrot :: Neophema chrysogaster

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 017

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

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Sardinian Currant :: Ribes sardoum

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 016

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

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Palma Stick Grasshopper :: Acrostira euphorbiae

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 015

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

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Murray Birch :: Betula murrayana

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 014

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

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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.

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Florida Semaphore Cactus :: Consolea corallicola

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 012

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

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Mariana Crow :: Corvus kubaryi

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 011

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Axolotl :: Ambystoma mexicanum

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 007

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

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Underground Orchid :: Rhizanthella gardneri

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 006

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

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Sumatran Rhinoceros :: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

Bad at Goodbyes : Episode 005

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

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Jellyfish Tree :: Medusagyne oppositifolia

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 004

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

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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.

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Chinese Swamp Cypress :: Glyptostrobus pensilis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 002



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

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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.

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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.