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...

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. –

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.” –