Banff Springs snail (Physella johnsoni) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 14

Acknowledgements and Authorities Consulted

Brenda Lepitzki has provided excellent field assistance during the collection of data on which this report is based. Funding for the Banff Springs Snail research and recovery program since 1996 has been provided by: Parks Canada (Aquatics Section of Banff National Park and the Hot Springs Enterprise Unit), the Parks Canada Species at Risk Recovery Action and Education Fund (a program supported by the National Strategy for the Protection of Species at Risk), the Endangered Species Recovery Fund (sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund – Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, and the Canadian Millennium Partnership Program), the Friends of Banff National Park, and the Bow Valley Naturalists. Dave Dalman, Dave Hunter, and Joanne Cairns were instrumental in initiating research on the snail in 1996 which has since continued under the direction of Charlie Pacas (Aquatic Specialist, Banff National Park and Banff Springs Snail Recovery Team chair). The assistance and participation of Parks Canada maintenance personnel, Protection Operations staff, Communication Specialists, other members of the Snail Recovery Team, and staff at the C&BNHS in the recovery of the snail is gratefully acknowledged.

The original COSEWIC status report (Lepitzki 1997a) provided a complete list of authorities consulted. To that list can be added the following who have been recently and/or specifically consulted about this updated report: Wayne Nordstrom (Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Edmonton), Dave Poll (Parks Canada Species at Risk coordinator, Western and Northern Service Centre, Calgary, (retired)), Dr. Kent Prior (Parks Canada, Senior Advisor, Critical Habitat, Ottawa), Lindsay Rodger (Parks Canada, Senior Advisor, Recovery, Ottawa), Dr. Amy Wethington (Assistant Professor, Biology, Chowan College, Murfreesboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.), Dr. Rob Dillon Jr. (Associate Professor, Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.), Dr. Joe Carney (Assistant Professor, Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON and COSEWIC Mollusca SSC member), Dr. Gerry Mackie (Professor Emeritus, Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON and former co-chair COSEWIC Mollusca SSC) and the several personal communications indicated below.

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