Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 13

Acknowledgements

Information and advice was gratefully received from Holly Cleator, Larry Dueck, Sue Cosens, Brigitte de March, Karen Ditz, Pat Hall, Lois Harwood, Derek Muir, Leesee Papatsie, Pierre Richard, Patrice Simon, Gary Stern, Sam Stevenson, Rob Stewart, Marg Treble, and Dennis Wright of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO); Peter Achuff of the Ecological Integrity Branch of Parks Canada; Randall Reeves of Okapi Wildlife Associates; Lesley White of the World Wildife Fund; Francine Mercier and Vicki Sahanatien of Parks Canada; Nicole Gougeon of the Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Committee; Ed McLean of the Fisheries Joint Management Committee; Josée Galipeau, Jim Noble and Michelle Wheatley of the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB); Miriam Fleming of the Environment Committee of Sanikiluaq; Jonah Kilabuk of Iqaluit; Jon Lien of Memorial University; Suzanne Carrière of the Government of the Northwest Territories; Tom Dooley of the Government of Newfoundland/Labrador; and Michel Lepage of the Government of Quebec. Many others helped plan this work by participating in the initial teleconference on the inclusion of Traditional Knowledge that was organized by COSEWIC. Dale McGowan of DFO provided us with the narwhal drawing. Holly Cleator, Sue Cosens, Mike Hammill, Pierre Richard and Rob Stewart of DFO; Andrew Trites (Co-Chair) and members of the COSEWIC Marine Mammal Specialist Subcommittee; Michelle Wheatley of the NWMB; and Cecile Stewart of Arctic Biological Consultants provided constructive reviews of the manuscript.

Funding for the preparation of this status report provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.

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