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• Greek Red Damsel

  Greek Red Damsel :: Pyrrhosoma elisabethaeBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 033On 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) PledgeResearch 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_damselfliesHydrobiologia. 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.enJournal 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/s00114-025-01959-3Please find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes wherever you...

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• Maxwell’s Grevillea

  Maxwell’s Grevillea :: Grevillea maxwelliiBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 032On 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) PledgeFor 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 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...

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• Greater Bermuda Land Snail

  Greater Bermuda Land Snail :: Poecilozonites bermudensisBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 031On 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.(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(26:41) Citations(28:44) Music(35:23) PledgeFor 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/.Research for today’s show was compiled from:“Bionic Snail Robot Enhanced by Poroelastic Foams Crawls Using Direct and Retrograde Waves.”. Ji, Qinjie & Song, Aiguo. (2023). Soft Robotics. Vol 11. – http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/soro.2023.0077 Envirotalk v.87 no.1 Spring 2023. Dr. Mark Outerbridge – https://static1.squarespace.com/static/501134e9c4aa430673203999/t/64414a030dc7664ce91691bf/1682000388899/87.1+Spring+2023.pdf “An evolutionary microcosm: Pleistocene and recent history of the land snail P. (Poecilozonites) in Bermuda”. Stephen Jay Gould. Bulletin of The Museum of Comparative Zoology, volume 138, issue 7, pages 407-531. 1969 – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4631797 “‘Extinct’ Bermuda snail is found in city alleyway”. Simon Jones. The Royal Gazette. Oct 25, 2014 – https://www.royalgazette.com/other/news/article/20141025/extinct-bermuda-snail-is-found-in-city-alleyway/ The Government of Bermuda Department of Environment and Natural Resources – https://environment.bm/ “Habitat preferences of the Critically Endangered greater Bermuda land snail Poecilozonites bermudensis in the wild.” Copeland A, Hesselberg T. Oryx. Vol 56 No.1 :34-37. – http://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605320000836 IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/77145002/77145257 PBS Evolution Library – https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/5/l_035_01.html “Recovery plan for the endemic land snails of Bermuda; Poecilozonites bermudensis and Poecilozonites circumfirmatus.” Outerbridge, Mark & Sarkis, Samia. (May 2019). Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Bermuda – http://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18957.79848 “Reintroduction of the Bermudan snail.” Garcia, Gerardo & Jameson, Tom & Prince, Heather & Flewitt, Amber & Papp, Tamás & Richardson, Adam & Lopez, Javier & Outerbridge, Mark & Ovaska, Kristiina. (2020). BIAZA Field Conservation

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• Catalina Mahogany

  Catalina Mahogany :: Cercocarpus traskiaeBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 030On 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.(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(21:26) Citations(24:17) Music(33:54) PledgeIf you’d like to learn more about conserving and protecting the Catalina Mahogany, visit the Catalina Island Conservancy at https://catalinaconservancy.org/. Research for today’s show was compiled from:California Department of Fish and Wildlife – https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Plants/Endangered/Cercocarpus-traskiae California Native Plants Society – https://calscape.org/Cercocarpus-traskiae-(Catalina-Island-Mountain-Mahogany)Catalina Island Conservancy – https://catalinaconservancy.org/stories/catalina-rare-plant-micropropagation/ Center for Plant Conservation – https://saveplants.org/plant-profile/872/Cercocarpus-traskiae/Santa-Catalina-Mountain-mahogany/“Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany 5-year Review” US Fish and Wildlife Service. June 22, 2021 – https://www.fws.gov/node/263226 IUCN — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/37562/183451015 “Rarest of trees exists in one place: Catalina”. Jessica Boudevin. The Catalina Islander. September 5, 2020 – https://thecatalinaislander.com/rarest-of-trees-exists-in-one-place-catalina/ “VARIATION IN CERCOCARPUS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA”. SEARCY, K.B. (1969), New Phytologist vol. 68: 829-839. – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1969.tb06482.x Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercocarpus_traskiaePlease 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...

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• European Sturgeon

  European Sturgeon :: Acipenser sturioBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 029On 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.(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(30:47) Citations(32:58) Music(37:59) PledgeFor more information about the conservation and protection of the European Sturgeon please visit the World Sturgeon Conservation Society at https://www.wscs.infoResearch for today’s show was compiled from:“Acipenser sturio Recovery Research Actions in France.” Williot, P., Rochard, E., Rouault, T., Kirschbaum, F. (2009). In: Carmona, R., Domezain, A., García-Gallego, M., Hernando, J.A., Rodríguez, F., Ruiz-Rejón, M. (eds) Biology, Conservation and Sustainable Development of Sturgeons. Fish & Fisheries Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht – https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8437-9_15 “Biological characteristics of European Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, as the basis for a restoration program in France.” Williot, P. et al. (1997). In: Birstein, V.J., Waldman, J.R., Bemis, W.E. (eds). Sturgeon Biodiversity and Conservation. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. – https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46854-9_24 “Biological Observations on the Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)”. Borodin, N. (1925). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Vol. 55 No.1, p 184–190 – https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1925)55[184:BOOTAS]2.0.CO;2 "Conservation Status and Effectiveness of the National and International Policies for the Protection and Conservation of Sturgeons in the Danube River and Black Sea Basin". Strat, Daniela, and Iuliana Florentina Gheorghe. 2023. Diversity Vol. 15, no. 4: 568 – https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040568 “Energy audit and carbon footprint in trawl fisheries.” Sala A, Damalas D, Labanchi L, Martinsohn J, Moro F, Sabatella R, Notti E. Scientific Data. 2022 Jul 20;9(1):428. – https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01478-0 “The Evolution of the Spiracular Region From Jawless Fishes to Tetrapods”. Gai Zhikun, Zhu Min, Ahlberg Per E., Donoghue Philip C. J. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Vol. 10. 2022 – https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.887172 IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/230/242530547“Meristic and morphological features of the Baltic sturgeon (Acipenser sturio L.)”. Debus, L. (1999). Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Vol. 15: 38-45. – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.1999.tb00203.x National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fisheries. Species Directory: European Sturgeon –

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