Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) COSEWIC assessment and update status report: chapter 12

Acknowledgements and Authorities Contacted

Acknowledgements

R.J. Brooks provided the author with countless information sources and guidance. She is very thankful for his help and support. The author would also like to thank Jeremy Rouse for his time and for providing her with crucial information. He always responded promptly and was always helpful. The author’s thanks are also extended to Glenn Cunnington for providing information on the population in Wasaga Beach and other important details and to Scott Gillingwater for access to the information for his region and for his expert opinion. Michael Oldham graciously provided the author with the NHIC database. This report could not have been completed without Alain Filion’s expertise with the GIS analysis, and formidable patience and persistence.

Funding for the preparation of this report was provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.

Authorities consulted

  • Achuff, Peter (retired), Species Assessment Biologist, Waterton Lakes National Park, Parks Canada, Alberta
  • Allen, Gary, Species at Risk Coordinator, Ontario Service Centre, Parks Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Brooks, Ronald J., Professor Emeritus, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
  • Chamberlain, Joan, Natural Resources Advisor, Trent-Severn Waterway, Parks Canada, Ontario
  • Chesworth, Ward, Professor Emeritus, Deptartment of Soil Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
  • Cunnington, Glenn, Recovery Team Member, Foxsnake-Hognosed Snake RT
  • Filion, Alain, Scientific and Geomatics Project Officer, Assessment Section, COSEWIC Sec., Species at Risk Division, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Gillingwater, Scott, Species at Risk Biologist, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, London, Ontario
  • Goulet, Gloria, COSEWIC Secretariat, ATK Contact, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Anna Lawson, Species at Risk Biologist, Ont Min Nat Res. (OMNR), Peterboro, Ontario
  • Alistair MacKenzie, Park Biologist (2003-2005), Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario Parks
  • Mackenzie, Jim, Coordinator, Natural Heritage Information Centre, Peterborough, Ontario
  • Carrie MacKinnon, Species at Risk Intern, Ont Min Nat Res., Guelph, Ontario
  • McConnell, Angela, Species At Risk Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service, Toronto, Ontario
  • McKay, Vicki, Species at Risk Biologist, Point Pelee National Park of Canada, Parks Canada, Ontario
  • Oldham, Michael J., Botanist/Herpetologist, Natural Heritage Information Centre, Robinson PI 2nd Flr N, Peterborough, Ontario
  • Parker, Scott, Park Ecologist, Fathom Five National Marine Park, Parks Canada, Ontario
  • Promaine, Andrew, Park Ecologist, Georgian Bay Islands National Park, Parks Canada, Ontario
  • Rouse, Jeremy, District Biologist, OMNR, Parry Sound,Ontario
  • Steinberg, Brad, Management  Biologist, Ministry of Natural Resources, East Gate, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

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