Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 12
Acknowledgements and Authorities Consulted
The author wishes to thank the many provincial and territorial representatives for providing extensive unpublished information on the status of Short-eared Owls in Canada. Particular thanks go to Isabelle Schmelzer (NL), Jim Duncan (MB), Dorothy Cooley (YK), and Rosemary Curley (PEI). In addition, the author wishes to thank P. Achuff, D. Amirault, D. Banville, D. Cannings, A. Dextrase, I. McDonald, C. Risley, J. Stewart, C. Wesolowsky, and A. Wormington for reading the initial draft and offering a range of improvements.
Authorities consulted
A large number of regional experts have provided comments or published and unpublished data in support of this status report. In particular, I thank Dorothy Cooley and Cameron Eckert (Yukon), Suzanne Carriere (Northwest Territories), Wayne Nordstrom (Alberta), Jim Duncan (Manitoba), Ken Abraham, Alan Dextrase, Colin Jones, Michael Oldham, Chris Risley, Don Sutherland, and Allen Woodliffe (Ontario), Daniel Banville and Louis Mathieu (Quebec), Dorothy Curley (PEI), Maureen Toner (New Brunswick), Mark Elderkin (Nova Scotia), and Joe Brazil and Isabelle Schmelzer (Newfoundland), for providing much valuable information. Federal authorities contacted include many individuals from the Canadian Wildlife Service and Parks Canada. I also appreciate the critical input of Peter Achuff, Ian McDonald, and Alan Wormington (for Parks Canada).
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