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.” –

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”. –

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....

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

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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.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (26:27) Citations
• (27:59) Music
• (33:51) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• Atlas of the European dragonflies and damselflies. De Knijf et al. 2015. “Pyrrhosoma elisabethae.” In: Boudot, J.-P. & V.J. Kalkman (eds.). KNNV publishing, the Netherlands.- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291165298_Atlas_of_the_European_dragonflies_and_damselflies
• Hydrobiologia. vol. 811. 269-282. Kalkman, Vincent & Boudot, Jean-Pierre & Bernard, Rafał & De Knijf, Geert & Suhling, Frank & Termaat, Tim. (2018). “Diversity and conservation of European dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)”. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3495-6
• International Journal of Odonatology. vol. 9. 175-184. Kalkman, Vincent & Lopau, Wolfgang. (2012). Identification of Pyrrhosoma elisabethae with notes on its distribution and habitat (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). – https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2006.9748276
• IUCN - https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T60274A208811863.en
• Journal of the British Dragonfly Society. Volume 26. Number 1. April 2010. “The Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer) with notes on its close relative the Greek Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma elisabethae.” Mill, Peter J. – https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/what-we-do/our-publications/
• Journal of Zoology, v. 317, issue 1. 1–9. Suárez-Tovar, C. M., Guillermo-Ferreira, R., Cooper, I. A., Cezário, R. R., & Córdoba-Aguilar, A. (2022). “Dragon colors: the nature and function of Odonata (dragonfly and damselfly) coloration." – https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12963
• Libellula, vol. 32 issue 3/4: 159-174. Brochard C. and van der Ploeg E. 2013a. “Description of the exuvia and larva of Pyrrhosoma elisabethae (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)”. – https://www.libellula.org/libellula/libellula-band-32-34/
• The Science of Nature. vol. 112, no. 8. 21 Jan. 2025. Cezário, Rodrigo Roucourt et al. “Polarized vision in the eyes of the most effective predators: dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata).” – https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-025-01959-3

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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.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (15:49) Citations
• (17:50) Music
• (25:09) Pledge

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/.

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• Department of Conservation and Land Management; Western Australian Threatened Species and Communities Unit Interim Recovery Plan. 2001-2004. Robyn Phillimore, Diana Papenfus, Felicity Bunny & Andrew Brown – https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/static/Journals/080548/080548-91.pdf
• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/113031415/113308246
• “Population demography and seed bank dynamics of the threatened obligate seeding shrub Grevillea maxwellii McGill (Proteaceae)”. Barrett, S.R. & Cochrane, Anne. (2007). Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. Vol 90. 165-174. – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286963994_Population_demography_and_seed_bank_dynamics_of_the_threatened_obligate_seeding_shrub_Grevillea_maxwellii_McGill_Proteaceae
• “Seedling survival, soil seed bank status and disturbance response of the critically endangered Grevillea maxwellii McGill (Proteacee)”. Anne Cochrane, Sarah Barrett. Final Report to Bankwest Landscope Visa Conservation Card Trust Fund. Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management. February 2003 – https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/FullTextFiles/021526.pdf
• “Threatened plant translocation in Australia: A review,” J.L. Silcock, C.L. Simmons, L. Monks, R. Dillon, N. Reiter, M. Jusaitis, P.A. Vesk, M. Byrne, D.J. Coates. Biological Conservation, Volume 236, 2019, Pages 211-222 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.05.002
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grevillea_maxwellii

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