Grey fox (Urocyon cinereogenteus) COSEWIC assessment and update update status report: chapter 15

Acknowledgements and Literature cited

Acknowledgements

The following is a list of people, grouped by country and then by province, and sorted alphabetically, whom we would like to thank. Each person’s name is followed by their institutional affiliation or title, and then the number(s) that corresponds to the type of assistance that they provided.

A great many people were helpful in one way or another in the completion of this report. Their generous assistance can be grouped into several categories, those who:

  1. generously provided data from their home institutions
  2. shared personal observations of grey foxes and insights into their natural history
  3. assisted in contacting people or institutions for further information
  4. provided constructive criticism of various drafts of this manuscript

U.S.: Bill Berg (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)1,2, Arthur Clark (Buffalo Museum of Science)1, Chris Dwyer (Ohio Department of Natural Resources)1,2, Steve Hinshaw (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)1,3, Thorvald Holmes, Jr. (Natural History Museum, University of Kansas)1, Walter Jakubas (Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife)1,2, Dick Oehlenschlager (Science Museum of Minnesota)1,2,3, John Olson (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)1,2, Eric Orff (New Hampshire Fish and Game Department)1,2, Teresa Pacheco (American Museum of Natural History)1, Tim Reis (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)1,2, John Rozdilsky (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)1, William Stanley (Field Museum of Natural History)1.

Canada

Alberta: Gordon Court (Alberta Environmental Protection, Fish & Wildlife Services)1; Manitoba: Jack Dubois (Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature)1, James Duncan (Manitoba Conservation Data Centre)3, Ken Kingdon (Riding Mountain National Park)1, William Koonz (Manitoba Conservation Data Centre)3, Ian McKay (Manager, Fur/Problem and Captive Wildlife)1,2

Québec: Pierre Aquin (Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec)3, Clément Fortin (Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec)1,2,3, David Green (Redpath Museum)1, Marc-Jacques Gosselin (Ministère de l'environnement et de la faune du Québec)1,2,3, Jacques Jutras (Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec)3, René Lafond (Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec)1,2,3, Louis Mathieu (Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec)1, Bruce Pauli (Canadian Wildlife Service)3, Christian Pilon (Ministère de l'environnement et de la faune du Québec)1, Kent Prior (Canadian Wildlife Service)3

Ontario: Rob Alvo (Parks Canada)1, Muriel Andreae (St. Clair Region Conservation Authority)1,3, Peter Bachmann (OMNR Rabies Research Unit, Peterborough)1,2,3, Darlene Balkwill (Canadian Museum of Nature)1,3, Lorraine Bannerman (Crawford Lake Conservation Area)1, Norm Beattie (Pelee Island resident)2, Don Blahut (Fur Harvesters Auction Inc.)1, Irene Bowman (OMNR, Senior Biologist)3, Ted Cheskey (Federation of Ontario Naturalists)3, Darryl Coulson (OMNR District Ecologist, Pembroke)2,3, Sandy Dobbyn (Federation of Ontario Naturalists)1, Bruce Duncan (Hamilton Region Conservation Authority)1,3, Darren Elder (OMNR Area Biologist, Atikokan)3, David Featherstone (Conservation Halton)1,3, Marco Festa-Bianchet (COSEWIC)3,4, Mary Gartshore (Pterophylla)2,3, Andrea Gynan (Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority)1,3, Pat Harnett (Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority)3, Allan Harris (Northern Bioscience)2,3, Chris Heydon (OMNR Fur Program Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Branch, Peterborough)1,3, Brian Jackson (OMNR Area Biologist, Atikokan)1, Scott Jarvie (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority)1,3, Andrea Kettle (Federation of Ontario Naturalists)3, Katherine-Ann Laman (Rideau Valley Conservation Authority)3, Murray Lankester (Department of Biology, Lakehead University)1,2,3, Jeff Leggo (St. Lawrence Islands National Park)1, Burton Lim (Royal Ontario Museum)1, Dave Martin (McIlwraith Field Naturalists of London)2,3, Jan McDonnell (OMNR Wildlife Biologist, Bracebridge)1,3, John McKenzie (OMNR Senior Fish and Wildlife Technician, Kemptville)1,3, George Meyers (Naturalist)2,3, Dave Moore (Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club)3, Gary Mouland (Point Pelee National Park)1, Graham Nancekivell (Department of Zoology, University of Guelph)1, Sylvia Normand (Canadian Wildlife Service)3, Howard Noseworthy (Ontario Fur Managers Federation)1,2,3, Ben Porchuk (Wilds of Pelee Island, Centre for Conservation)2,3, Paul Pratt (Ojibway Nature Centre)2,3, Chris Risley (Peterborough Field Naturalists)3, Fred Schueler (Eastern Ontario Biodiversity Museum)3, David Seburn (Seburn Ecological Services)3, Shirley Sheppard (Canadian Wildlife Service)1,3, Don Sutherland (Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre)1,2,3, Ron Tiessen (Pelee Island Heritage Centre)2,3, Jennifer Utter (Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority)1, Dennis Voigt (retired OMNR)2,3, Winifred Wake (McIlwraith Field Naturalists of London)1,3, Bernie Wall (retired OMNR)2, Bob Woolham (Naturalist)3

The production of this report has been made possible with the financial support of the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.

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