Swift fox (Vulpes velox) COSEWIC assessment and status report 2009: chapter 12


Acknowledgements

Lu Carbyn, author of the previous Swift Fox status report, provided detailed comments on earlier drafts. Axel Moehrenschlager also kindly provided important assistance and access to unpublished information and insights. Other members of the Canadian Swift Fox Recovery Team included Ursula Banasch, Bill Bristol, Pat Fargey, Sue McAdam, Joel Nicholson, Shelley Pruss, and Clio Smeeton, all of whom freely shared their expertise and experience. Other valuable information was provided by Dave Duncan, Gordon Court, and Bill Watkins. Shelley Pruss, Pat Fargey, Joel Nicholson, Sue Cotterill, and Gavin Berg provided unpublished reports and manuscripts. Figures were provided by Axel Moehrenschlager and James Murdoch (IUCN Canid Specialist Group). Jeff Keith at the Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre, and Drajs Vujnovic and Lorna Allen at the Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre provided provincial Swift Fox data. Marco Festa–Bianchet (former Co–chair, COSEWIC Terrestrial Mammals Specialist Subcommittee) and Gloria Goulet (Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Co–ordinator, COSEWIC Secretariat) facilitated this status report update. Justina Ray (Co–chair, COSEWIC Terrestrial Mammals Specialist Subcommittee) summarized reviewer comments and helped edit the report. Eloise Pulos improved the report with her technical editing. Gordon Court generously provided his Swift Fox photo for this report.

Funding was provided by Environment Canada.

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