On Bad At Goodbyes, we offer a calm, clear-eyed, creative look at plants and animals from the IUCN Critically Endangered Red List. Research-based, we share species details, behaviors, habitat, and conservation information. And then at the end of each show we perform an ambient soundscape, to hold space for contemplation, delight, awe and perhaps grief. Without dedicated conservation action, some of these species will not survive the 21st century. And so, though listening and learning, perhaps we might acknowledge that journey with a moment of our attention, in recognition of our kinship. Thanks for listening.
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Sep 30, 2026 · 30:20
Vallarta Pine :: Pinus vallartensis Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 088 On today’s show we learn about the Vallarta Pine, a critically endangered conifer native to the state of…
Sep 23, 2026 · 38:39
Jamaican Flower Bat :: Phyllonycteris aphylla Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 087 On today’s show we learn about the Jamaican Flower Bat, a critically endangered flying mammal native…
Sep 16, 2026 · 33:01
Golden Camellia :: Camellia impressinervis Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 086 On today’s show we learn about the Golden Camellia, a critically endangered flowering evergreen native…
Sep 9, 2026 · 38:24
Balearic Shearwater :: Puffinus mauretanicus Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 085 On today’s show we learn about the Balearic Shearwater, a critically endangered migratory seabird who…
Jul 15, 2026 · 28:28
Barker's Koromiko :: Veronica barkeri Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 084 On today’s show we learn about the Barker's Koromiko, a critically endangered flowering shrub native to…
Jul 8, 2026 · 31:57
Ganges Shark :: Glyphis gangeticus Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 083 On today’s show we learn about the Ganges Shark, a critically endangered freshwater shark native to South and…
Jul 1, 2026 · 29:04
Spindle Palm :: Hyophorbe verschaffeltii Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 082 On today’s show we learn about the Spindle Palm, a critically endangered flowering palm native to the…
Jun 24, 2026 · 31:40
Hirola :: Beatragus hunteri Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 081 On today’s show we learn about the Hirola, a critically endangered land mammal, an antelope, native to to eastern…
Jun 10, 2026 · 26:51
Okinawa Sumire :: Viola utchinensis Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 080 On today’s show we learn about the Okinawa Sumire, a critically endangered flowering plant native to the Ryukyu…
Jun 3, 2026 · 30:48
Crau Plain Grasshopper :: Prionotropis rhodanica Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 079 On today’s show we learn about the Crau Plain Grasshopper, a critically endangered insect native…
May 20, 2026 · 32:25
Torrey Pine :: Pinus torreyana Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 078 On today’s show we learn about the Torrey Pine, a critically endangered evergreen conifer, native to the North…
May 13, 2026 · 38:47
Sociable Lapwing :: Vanellus gregarius Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 077 On today’s show we learn about the Sociable Lapwing, a critically endangered migratory avian, a bird, native…
May 7, 2026 · 29:08
Floating Quillwort :: Isoetes wormaldii Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 076 On today’s show we learn about the Floating Quillwort, a critically endangered freshwater semi-aquatic…
Apr 29, 2026 · 33:34
Galápagos Damselfish :: Azurina eupalama Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 075 On today’s show we learn about the Galápagos Damselfish, a critically endangered, possibly extinct marine…
Apr 22, 2026 · 28:26
Windswept Helmet Orchid :: Corybas dienemus Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 074 On today’s show we learn about the Windswept Helmet Orchid, a critically endangered flowering plant…
Apr 14, 2026 · 35:38
Bahamian Hutia :: Geocapromys ingrahami Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 073 On today’s show we learn about the Bahamian Hutia, a critically endangered mammal, a rodent, native to the…
Apr 1, 2026 · 35:40
Caley's Grevillea :: Grevillea caleyi Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 072 On today’s show we learn about the Caley's Grevillea, a critically endangered flowering shrub native to…
Mar 25, 2026 · 37:47
Northern River Terrapin :: Batagur baska Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 071 On today’s show we learn about the Northern River Terrapin, a critically endangered reptile native to…
Mar 18, 2026 · 29:44
Canelillo :: Pleodendron costaricense Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 070 On today’s show we learn about the Canelillo, a critically endangered broadleaf evergreen rainforest tree…
Mar 4, 2026 · 38:54
Slender-billed Vulture :: Gyps tenuirostris Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 069 On today’s show we learn about the Slender-billed Vulture, a critically endangered avian raptor, a bird…
Feb 25, 2026 · 30:22
Caroline's Pink :: Stenandrium carolinae Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 068 On today’s show we learn about the Caroline's Pink, a critically endangered flowering herbaceous perennial…
Feb 18, 2026 · 35:34
Macedonian Grayling :: Pseudochazara cingovskii Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 067 On today’s show we learn about the Macedonian Grayling, a critically endangered butterfly native to…
Feb 11, 2026 · 29:04
Baishan Fir :: Abies beshanzuensis Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 066 On today’s show we learn about the Baishan Fir, a critically endangered evergreen conifer native to east Asia,…
Feb 4, 2026 · 34:07
Arabian Leopard :: Panthera pardus nimr Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 065 On today’s show we learn about the Arabian Leopard, a critically endangered big cat, a carnivorous feline…
Jan 21, 2026 · 31:38
Madagascar Banana :: Ensete perrieri Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 064 On today’s show we learn about the Madagascar Banana, a critically endangered flowering plant native to the…
Jan 14, 2026 · 37:15
Spoon-billed Sandpiper :: Calidris pygmaea Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 063 On today’s show we learn about the Spoon-billed Sandpiper, a critically endangered migratory avian, a…
Nov 26, 2025 · 34:03
Mulanje Cedar :: Widdringtonia whytei Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 062 On today’s show we learn about the Mulanje Cedar, a critically endangered conifer tree native to the African…
Nov 19, 2025 · 42:24
Corsican Bat :: Myotis Nustrale Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 061 On today’s show we learn about the Corsican Bat, a critically endangered flying mammal native to the French island…
Nov 12, 2025 · 28:47
Erubia :: Solanum ensifolium Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 060 On today’s show we learn about the Erubia, a critically endangered flowering shrub native to the US island territory…
Nov 5, 2025 · 40:19
Chinese Alligator :: Alligator sinensis Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 059 On today’s show we learn about the Chinese Alligator, critically endangered reptile native to the Yangtze…
Oct 29, 2025 · 34:46
Cork Palm :: Microcycas Calocoma Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 058 On today’s show we learn about the Cork Palm, a critically endangered tree native to the island of Cuba in the…
Oct 22, 2025 · 30:01
Enigma Moth :: Aenigmatinea glatzella Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 057 On today’s show we learn about the Enigma Moth, a critically endangered insect native to Kangaroo Island off…
Oct 15, 2025 · 28:13
Eswatini Poker :: Kniphofia umbrina Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 056 On today’s show we learn about the Eswatini Poker, a critically endangered flowering plant native to…
Oct 8, 2025 · 32:44
Bandula Barb :: Pethia bandula Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 055 On today’s show we learn about the Brown's Banksia, a critically endangered flowering shrub native to southwestern…
Oct 1, 2025 · 33:42
Brown’s Banksia :: Banksia brownii Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 054 On today’s show we learn about the Brown's Banksia, a critically endangered flowering shrub native to…
Sep 24, 2025 · 34:10
White-winged Flufftail :: Sarothrura ayresi Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 053 On today’s show we learn about the White-winged Flufftail, a critically endangered avian native to…
Sep 17, 2025 · 28:40
Uke Lily :: Lilium ukeyuri Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 052 On today’s show we learn about the Uke Lily, a critically endangered flowering plant native to eastern Asia,…
Sep 10, 2025 · 38:29
Fiji Crested Iguana :: Brachylophus vitiensis Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 051 On today’s show we learn about the Fiji Crested Iguana, a critically endangered reptile native to…
Sep 3, 2025 · 34:20
Centello :: Magnolia jardinensis Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 050 On today’s show we learn about the Centello, a critically endangered flowering magnolia tree native to South…
Aug 27, 2025 · 34:47
Grenada Dove :: Leptotila wellsi Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 049 On today’s show we learn about the Grenada Dove, a critically endangered avian species native to the island of…
Aug 20, 2025 · 29:47
Clay's Hibiscus :: Hibiscus clayi Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 048 On today’s show we learn about the Clay's Hibiscus, also known as Kokiʻo ʻula in Hawaiian, a critically…
Aug 13, 2025 · 29:43
Dahl’s Jird :: Meriones dahli Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 047 On today’s show we learn about the Dahl's Jird, a critically endangered mammal native to the border region of Turkey…
Aug 6, 2025 · 29:59
Blyde River Cycad :: Encephalartos cupidus Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 046 On today’s show we learn about the Blyde River Cycad, a critically endangered plant native to…
Jul 30, 2025 · 32:44
Royal Cinclodes :: Cinclodes aricomae Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 045 On today’s show we learn about the Royal Cinclodes, a critically endangered avian native to western South…
Jul 23, 2025 · 33:11
Albanian Tulip :: Tulipa albanica Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 044 On today’s show we learn about the Albanian Tulip, a critically endangered flowering plant, native to…
Jul 16, 2025 · 35:12
Giant Ibis :: Pseudibis gigantea Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 043 On today’s show we learn about the Giant Ibis, a critically endangered avian native to Southeast Asia,…
Jul 9, 2025 · 37:38
Arrayán :: Myrcianthes ferreyrae Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 042 On today’s show we learn about the Arrayán, a critically endangered flowering tree native to South America,…
Jul 2, 2025 · 41:11
Manapany Day Gecko :: Phelsuma inexpectata Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 041 On today’s show we learn about the Manapany Day Gecko, a critically endangered reptile native to Reunion…
Jun 25, 2025 · 35:23
Kathalekan Marsh Nut :: Semecarpus kathalekanensis Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 040 On today’s show we learn about the Kathalekan Marsh Nut, a critically endangered flowering tree…
Jun 18, 2025 · 44:36
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…
Jun 11, 2025 · 37:31
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…
Jun 4, 2025 · 40:27
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,…
May 28, 2025 · 40:50
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…
May 21, 2025 · 44:43
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…
May 14, 2025 · 31:03
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…
May 7, 2025 · 35:50
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…
Apr 24, 2025 · 27:18
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…
Apr 17, 2025 · 37:20
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…
Apr 10, 2025 · 35:44
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…
Apr 3, 2025 · 40:02
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,…
Mar 27, 2025 · 29:49
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…
Mar 20, 2025 · 29:41
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…
Mar 13, 2025 · 33:03
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…
Mar 6, 2025 · 37:21
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…
Feb 27, 2025 · 28:11
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…
Feb 20, 2025 · 36:47
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…
Feb 13, 2025 · 34:11
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…
Feb 6, 2025 · 37:00
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…
Jan 31, 2025 · 31:58
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…
Jan 23, 2025 · 37:27
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…
Jan 16, 2025 · 30:51
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…
Jan 9, 2025 · 39:21
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…
Dec 19, 2024 · 29:10
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…
Dec 12, 2024 · 30:46
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…
Dec 5, 2024 · 28:50
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…
Nov 21, 2024 · 31:07
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…
Nov 14, 2024 · 31:05
Florida Semaphore Cactus :: Consolea corallicola Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 012 The Florida Semaphore Cactus is a critically endangered flowering cactus native to southern North…
Nov 7, 2024 · 44:19
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…
Oct 31, 2024 · 28:37
The Beard's Mallee is a critically endangered eucalyptus tree native to Western Australia, near Shark Bay, roughly 350 miles north of Perth. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species…
Oct 24, 2024 · 37:03
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…
Oct 17, 2024 · 33:02
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,…
Oct 10, 2024 · 34:17
Axolotl :: Ambystoma mexicanum Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 007 The Axolotl is a critically endangered amphibian native to southern North America, in Mexico City, Mexico. (00:05)…
Oct 3, 2024 · 30:33
Underground Orchid :: Rhizanthella gardneri Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 006 The Underground Orchid is a critically endangered flowering plant, native to Western Australia. (00:05)…
Sep 26, 2024 · 41:25
Sumatran Rhinoceros :: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Bad at Goodbyes : Episode 005 The Sumatran Rhinoceros is a critically endangered mammal native to Southeast Asia, specifically…
Sep 24, 2024 · 35:05
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…
Sep 24, 2024 · 43:54
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…
Sep 24, 2024 · 34:51
Chinese Swamp Cypress :: Glyptostrobus pensilis Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 002 The Chinese Swamp Cypress is a critically endangered conifer native to southeast Asia, specifically…
Sep 24, 2024 · 35:42
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,…
Sep 17, 2024 · 1:15
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…
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