Pale yellow dune moth (Copablepharon grandis) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 12
Acknowledgements and Authorities Consulted
The following people are acknowledged for providing information that was used in the preparation of this report or assistance in undertaking field sampling: Jim Troubridge (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), Steven Wolfe (Natural Resources Canada), Don Lafontaine (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), Gary Anweiler (E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum, University of Alberta), Gerald Fauske (North Dakota State University), Chris Schmidt (University of Alberta), David Gummer (Royal Alberta Museum), Keith Roney (Royal Saskatchewan Museum), Ron Hooper (Fort Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan), Dan Johnson (University of Lethbridge), Valerie Coenon (Geowest Environmental Consultants Ltd.), Donna Hurlburt (Bowater Mersey Paper Company), Shane Mascarin (Department of National Defence, CFB Wainwright), Cheryl-Anne Beckles (Department of National Defence, CFB Dundurn), Ryan Cossitt (Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization), and Lars Crabo (Bellingham, Washington State).
Steven Wolfe should be thanked again for providing maps and other critical information about the location of dunes and sand deposits in the Canadian prairies. Jim Troubridge’s assistance was essential in helping plan the field component of this study and identifying all noctuid moths captured. Desiree Mou was a very capable field assistant and now knows more about Copablepharon moths than she would have ever believed.
The report benefited from the comments of several anonymous reviewers.
This report was prepared with funding from Environment Canada.
Authorities consulted
- Acorn, John. Sessional Lecturer, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
- Anweiler, Gary. Lepidopterist, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
- Court, Gordon. Provincial Wildlife Status Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Division, Government of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta.
- Crabo, Lars. Entomologist, Bellingham, Washington.
- Duncan, David. Head, Wildlife Management, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta.
- Duncan, James. Manager, Biodiversity Conservation Section, Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch, Manitoba Conservation, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- Fauske, Gerald. Research Specialist, North Dakota University, Fargo, North Dakota.
- Goulet, Gloria, Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Subcommittee of COSEWIC, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
- Gummer, David.Curator of Mammalogy, Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, Alberta.
- Hooper, Ron. Entomologist, Fort Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan.
- Lafontaine, Don. Research Scientist,Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
- Nordstrom, Wayne. Senior Zoologist, Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Government of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
- Pepper, Jeanette. Zoologist, Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre, Resource Stewardship Branch, Saskatchewan Environment, Regina, Saskatchewan.
- Poulin, Ray. Canadian Wildlife Service Edmonton, Alberta.
- Roney, Keith. Chief Curator, Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Regina, Saskatchewan.
- Schmidt, Chris. Entomologist, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
- Troubridge, Jim. Manager, Insect Collection, CanadianNational Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
- Wellicome, Troy. Species at Risk Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta.
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