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• Kapitia Skink

  Kapitia Skink :: Oligosoma salmoBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 027On 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.(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(22:12) Citations(23:55) Music(27:31) PledgeResearch for today’s show was compiled from“Arboreal behaviour and habitat use in the Nationally Critical Kapitia Skink (Oligosoma salmo)”. Marcel Kerrigan, Sarah Brill, Marleen Baling. Perspectives in Biodiversity, Volume 2, pp 11–20. 2024 – https://doi.org/10.34074/pibdiv.002103 “Biomimetic fracture model of lizard tail autotomy” Navajit S Baban et al. Science Vol. 375, 770-774 (2022) – https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh1614 IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/156730274/156730436 “Habitat use and translocation techniques for the critically endangered Kapitia Skink, Oligosoma salmo” Jade Angel Christiansen. Master of Science Thesis, University of Otago 2023 – https://hdl.handle.net/10523/15198 New Zealand Threat Classification System 2021 Report – https://nztcs.org.nz/assessments/123980 “Origin, diversification, and systematics of the New Zealand skink fauna (Reptilia: Scincidae)” David G. Chapple, Peter A. Ritchie, Charles H. Daughert. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 52, Issue 2, August 2009, Pages 470-487 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.021 “Rare skinks return to southern home” New Zealand Department of Conservation Media Release. April 2023 – https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-releases/2023-media-releases/rare-skinks-return-to-southern-home/ “Sounds of Science” Podcast, Episode 3 with Lynn Adams, May 2019, from the New Zealand Department of Conservation – https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/podcast/sounds-of-science-archive/ “Lost and Found: Taxonomic revision of the speckled skink (Oligosoma infrapunctatum; Reptilia; Scincidae) species complex from New Zealand reveals a potential cryptic extinction, resurrection of two species, and description of three new species.” Zootaxa. 4623. 441-484. 2019. – http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4623.3.2Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligosoma_salmoPlease find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes

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• Casey's Larkspur

  Casey's Larkspur :: Delphinium caseyiBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 026On 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.(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(19:32) Citations(21:29) Music(31:10) PledgeResearch for today’s show was compiled from"The Biodiversity of Cyprus Island." Lentini, Alessandro. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B 4, no. 3 (2015): 125-131. http://doi.org/10.17265/2162-5263/2015.03.003 Cyprus Wildlife Research Institute – https://v.cwri.net/about-us Cypress Buffer Zone (somewhat unrelated). The Guardian 20 Jul 2024. Jim Powell – https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2024/jul/20/where-time-has-stood-still-for-50-years-the-un-buffer-zone-in-cyprus-in-pictures“Establishment of a Plant Micro-reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats.“ TOP Biodiversity 2010 – Conference Proceedings. Kadis, Costas & Pantazi, Chrisoula & C.T., Tsintides & Christodoulou, Charalambos & Thanos, Costas & Georghiou, Kyriacos & Kounnamas, Constantinos & C., Constantinou & Andreou, Marios & Eliades, Nicolas-George. (2010). – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258132566_Establishment_of_a_Plant_Micro-reserve_Network_in_Cyprus_for_the_Conservation_of_Priority_Species_and_Habitats “Important Plant Areas Along The Kyrenia Mountains, Cyprus”. Özge Özden Fuller, Mustafa Kemal Merakli, Salih Gücel. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Ecology & Safety vol 10, 349-359 (2016) – https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1001115/ IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61674/3107003 IUCN Mediterranean Islands Plant Specialist Group – “The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants. Wild Plants At the Brink of Extinction, and What Is Needed to Save Them.” Bertrand de Montmollin, Wendy Strahm (2005) IUCN. ISBN 2 8317 0832 – https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2005-025.pdf “Landscape transformation of Cyprus from 1970 through 2070” Ridder, Elizabeth. Doctoral Dissertation. Arizona State University. 2013 – https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.18041 Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinium_caseyiPlease find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on

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• Dama Gazelle

  Dama Gazelle :: Nanger damaBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 025On today’s show we learn about the Dama Gazelle, a critically endangered mammal native to North Africa, specifically Chad, Mali, and Niger.(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(28:52) Citations(30:52) Music(35:20) PledgeResearch for today’s show was compiled fromAnimal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan – https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Nanger_dama/ "Evolution of horn shape and sex dimorphism in subspecies of the Dama Gazelle”. Schreiber, Arnd. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy Vol. 33 No. 2 (2022): 173-186. – https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-00561-2022 “Exploring the vomeronasal organ in an endangered antelope species”. Mateo V. Torres, Irene Ortiz-Leal, Andrea Ferreiro, José Luis Rois, Pablo Sanchez-Quinteiro. bioRxiv (bio-archive March 2023) 2023.03.09.531847 – https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.09.531847 “Hormonal characterization of the reproductive cycle and pregnancy in the female Mohor gazelle (Gazella dama mhorr)”. Pickard, A. R., Abáigar, T., Green, D. I., Holt, W. V., & Cano, M. Reproduction vol. 122 no. 4, 571–580. – https://doi.org/10.1530/rep.0.1220571 IUCN – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T8968A50186128.en The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates. Estes, Richard D. United States: Chelsea Green Publishing, 1999. – https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Safari_Companion/Xqp7poFviNcC The Mammals of Africa. Vol. 6. Pigs, Hippopotamuses, Chevrotain, Giraffes, Deer and Bovids. Scholte, Paul. Nanger dama Dama Gazelle. pp.382-387. Bloomsbury Publishing 2013 – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262684087_Nanger_dama_Dama_Gazelle "Pheromone Sensing in Mammals: A Review of the Vomeronasal System". Torres, Mateo V., Irene Ortiz-Leal, and Pablo Sanchez-Quinteiro. ANA-TOMI-UH Anatomia Vol 2, no. 4: 346-413. 2023 – https://doi.org/10.3390/anatomia2040031 Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute – https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/dama-gazelleWikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dama_gazellePlease 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...

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• Graceful Spiderhead

  Graceful Spiderhead :: Serruria pinnataBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 024On 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. (00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(16:55) Citations(18:08) Music(26:22) PledgeResearch for today’s show was compiled fromProtea Atlas – https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/spider3.htmFlora Capensis, Vol 5, page 502 – https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.flora.floc012825“Ant benefits in a seed dispersal mutualism” Oecologia vol 146 no. 1 – https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-005-0154-9 South African National Biodiversity institute – https://pza.sanbi.org/vegetation/fynbos-biome IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/113238699/185533437 Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serruria_gracilisPlease 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.

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• Bahama Nuthatch

  Bahama Nuthatch :: Sitta insularisBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 023On 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.(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(24:36) Citations(27:21) Music(34:49) PledgeResearch for today’s show was compiled from“Abundance and distribution of breeding birds in the pine forests of Grand Bahama, Bahamas” Journal of Caribbean Ornithology; Vol. 24 No. 1 – https://jco.birdscaribbean.org/index.php/jco/article/view/107Bahamas National Trust – https://bnt.bs/explore/grand-bahama/lucayan-national-park/Birds of the World from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology – https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bnhnut2.01 “Further vocal evidence for treating the Bahama Nuthatch Sitta (pusilla) insularis as a species. ” Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club; Vol. 140, No. 4 – https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v140i4.2020.a4IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103881687/181353443“Land Bird Communities of Grand Bahama Island.” Ornithological Monographs No. 24 – https://doi.org/10.2307/40166704“Nuthatches vary their alarm calls based upon the source of the eavesdropped signals.” Nature Communication Vol. 11, No. 526 – https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14414-w Sound Recording. David Pereira: XC614665 and XC615085, From Xeno-Canto. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/614665 and www.xeno-canto.org/615085 “Variation in responses to interspecific vocalizations among sister taxa of the Sittidae.” Avian Conservation and Ecology Vol. 15. Issue 2. Article 15 – http://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01646-150215 2018 video footage of the Bahama Nuthatch – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eiy6yWxeqAWikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahama_nuthatchPlease 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...

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