Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) COSEWIC assessment and update report: chapter 12
Acknowledgements and Authorities Consulted
Thomas Sullivan and Walt Klenner provided unpublished data and shared important insights acquired from their experience with this mouse. Ray Poulin (University of Alberta) provided unpublished data from owl pellets. Gloria Goulet (COSEWIC Secretariat, Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Coordinator) provided data relating to Indian Reserves and assisted greatly with numerous logistical matters. David Gummer (Royal Alberta Museum) was especially helpful and provided details on data collected by the Royal Alberta Museum and Canadian Wildlife Service. Leah Ramsay and Katrina Stipec (nee Roger; Conservation Data Centre) kindly reviewed data on the species occurrence in BC. Wayne Nordstrom (Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre) and Dave Duncan (Canadian Wildlife Service, Prairie and Northern Region) provided many helpful suggestions that improved the report. David Nagorsen (Mammalia Biological Consulting, Victoria, BC), author of the 1994 COSEWIC status report for the western harvest mouse, was also consulted during report preparation. Orville Dyer (BC Ministry of Environment) and Bryn White (Okanagan College) provided important information about urban development and habitat loss projections within the Okanagan-Similkameen basin. Distribution data for Montana were provided by Martin Miller (Montana Natural Heritage Program). The Canadian distribution map (Fig. 2), as well as estimates of extent of occurrence and area of occupancy were prepared by Cecilia Lougheed (COSEWIC secretariat, Scientific Project Officer) and Alain Filion (COSEWIC secretariat, Scientific and Geomatics Project Officer) using data provided by Pontus Lindgren. Feedback from the COSEWIC Terrestrial Mammals species specialist committee improved earlier drafts of this report.
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