Spotted owl (Caurina subspecies) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 15

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Biographical Summary of Report Writer

John Cooper is a professional ornithologist in British Columbia and has authored over 150 books, academic papers, technical reports, and popular articles on birds and other wildlife. John is a founding partner of Manning, Cooper and Associates Ltd, a consulting company with three offices in British Columbia. MCA specializes in biodiversity studies, forest biodiversity management and policy development, and environmental impact assessments. John is regularly consulted on the status and conservation of birds in British Columbia by the provincial and federal governments, industry, and NGOs. He is co-author of the reference books The Birds of British Columbia Vols. 1-4, Rare Birds of British Columbia and Wildlife and Trees in British Columbia. He has contributed to COSEWIC and conservation of species at risk as author or co-author of COSEWIC status reports for Peregrine Falcon, Northern (Queen Charlotte) Goshawk, Streaked Horned Lark, Spotted Owl and Black-footed Albatross. He has developed SARA Management Plans for Peale’s Peregrine Falcon, Lewis’s Woodpecker and Flammulated Owl. John has also been the lead or sole author of 12 BC provincial status reports on birds at risk. John is an active volunteer on the Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team, which is leading recovery efforts for several extirpated or rare birds in southwestern British Columbia and on the Coastal Vesper Sparrow/Streaked Horned Lark Recovery Team. Also as a volunteer, John has conducted field surveys and helped NGO campaigns that eventually led to the establishment of Protected Areas in British Columbia including the spectacular Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park and Kitlope Heritage Conservancy Protected Area, is an advisor to local conservation NGOs on Vancouver Island, and raised funds for Ducks Unlimited Canada for more than 20 years. John is also a hunter, fisher and wilderness wanderer whose passion for wildlife and wildlife management was kindled by the wisdom of past generations of outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen. In his spare time he operates a horse farm and consultancy business with his wife Suzanne.