Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 15

Acknowledgements

Information and advice was gratefully received from Brigitte de March, Pat Hall, Steve Newton, Pierre Richard, Rob Stewart, and Dennis Wright of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in Winnipeg; Randall Reeves of Okapi Wildlife Associates; Michelle Wheatley of the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB); Miriam Fleming of the Environment Committee of Sanikiluaq; Michael Kingsley of Grønlands Naturinstitut; and Susan Sang of the World Wildife Fund. Chris Chenier and Lyle Walton of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Danielle Baillargeon of DFO Quebec, Ipeelee Itorcheak of DFO Iqaluit, and Lyle Lockhart of Winnipeg also provided important unpublished data. Dale McGowan of DFO Winnipeg provided the walrus drawing by Gerald Kuehl. Pierre Richard and Rob Stewart of DFO Winnipeg, Mike Hammill and Richard Bailey of DFO Quebec Region, Becky Sjare of DFO Newfoundland and Labrador Region, and Lara Cooper of DFO Headquarters, Josée Galipeau of the NWMB, Andrew Trites (Co-chair) and other members of COSEWIC Marine Mammals Specialist Subcommittee, and Cecile Stewart of Arctic Biological Consultants provided constructive reviews of the manuscript.


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