Joshua Dumas
Bad at Goodbyes
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. Thank...
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Episodes
Greek Red Damsel 07.05.2025 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 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 dam...
Maxwell’s Grevillea 24.04.2025 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 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...
Greater Bermuda Land Snail 17.04.2025 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 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) Pledge For more informa...
Catalina Mahogany 10.04.2025 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 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) Pledge If you’d like to learn mo...
European Sturgeon 03.04.2025 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, 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) Pledge For more information about the conservation a...
Bonaire Palm 27.03.2025 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 the southern Caribbean Sea. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (20:11) Citations (21:55) Music (27:59) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance. BioNews, May 8, 2024 – http...
Kapitia Skink 20.03.2025 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 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) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from...
Casey's Larkspur 13.03.2025 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 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) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from "The B...
Dama Gazelle 06.03.2025 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 Chad, Mali, and Niger. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (28:52) Citations (30:52) Music (35:20) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan – https://anima...
Graceful Spiderhead 27.02.2025 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 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) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from P...
Bahama Nuthatch 20.02.2025 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 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) Pledge Research for today...
Koyama's Spruce 13.02.2025 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 Asia, specifically central Japan and the Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (19:23) Citations (21:18) Music (32:18) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from BMC Plant Biolog...
Vancouver Island Marmot 06.02.2025 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 to Western North American, specifically to Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (27:02) Citations (28:58) Music (34:45) Pledge Research for today’s show...
Pariette Cactus 31.01.2025 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 North America, specifically Utah in the United States. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (21:07) Citations (22:42) Music (29:57) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and F...
Cuban Crocodile 23.01.2025 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 Cuba. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (27:57) Citations (29:47) Music (35:32) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Third Edition – http://www.iucn...
Smooth Horsehair Lichen 16.01.2025 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 northeastern North American, specifically maritime Canada (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (19:53) Citations (21:27) Music (28:46) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from Botanical Journal of the Linnea...
Orange-bellied Parrot 09.01.2025 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 the Australian island of Tasmania. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (28:12) Citations (30:05) Music (37:13) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from Birds of the World at Cornell Lab of Ornithology – https...
Sardinian Currant 19.12.2024 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 Italian island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (19:02) Citations (20:27) Music (27:04) Pledge Research for today’s show about the Sardinian Currant was compiled from: IUCN – http...
Palma Stick Grasshopper 12.12.2024 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 to the Canary Islands, off the Northwest coast of Africa. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (22:59) Citations (24:28) Music (29:04) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from Sound recordings by Heriberto Ló...
Murray Birch 05.12.2024 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 America, specifically southeastern Michigan and southern Ontario. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (12:23) Citations (13:55) Music (26:43) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from IUCN - https://www.iucnredlis...
Principe Scops Owl 21.11.2024 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 of Sao Tome and Principe, roughly 150 miles off the Western Coast of Africa near Equatorial Guinea. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (14:09) Citations (15:55) Music (29:10) Pledge Research for today’s show was com...
Florida Semaphore Cactus 14.11.2024 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 America, specifically the Florida Keys, in the United States. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (18:40) Citations (19:58) Music (29:01) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from IUCN – https://www.iucnredl...
Mariana Crow 07.11.2024 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 island of Rota in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (27:58) Citations (29:55) Music (42:20) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from Dr. Sara...
Beard's Mallee 31.10.2024 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 Information (17:54) Citations (19:31) Music (26:58) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from Australian Biological Resources Study from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water – https://profi...
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee 24.10.2024 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 midwestern United States. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (22:07) Citations (23:40) Music (35:10) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44937399/46440196 US...
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