Five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 13

Acknowledgements and Authorities Consulted

Acknowledgements

Dr. Stephen Hecnar, Carolyn Seburn and David Seburn kindly shared their expertise and insight into the species. Carolyn and David Seburn also provided valuable comments on an earlier version of this report. Thanks to the many authorities (see below) that generously provided knowledge of the species’ occurrence and biology, and to Alain Filion for the updated Canadian distribution map and EO and AO calculations. Thanks to Dr. Ron Brooks for his guidance and to members of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Reptile and Amphibian Subcommittee for their support.

Funding for this report was provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.

Authorities consulted

Heather Arnold
Science and Stewardship Coordinator
London Office
The Nature Conservancy of Canada
1017 Western Road
London, ON  N6G 1G5

Alan Dextrase
Senior SAR Biologist
Species At Risk Section, Ontario Parks
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 7000
Peterborough, ON  K9J 8M5

Tammy Dobbie
Ecosystem Management Coordinator
Point Pelee National Park
407 Monarch Lane, R.R.#1
Leamington, ON  N8H 3V4

Sandy Dobbyn
Zone Ecologist
Ontario Parks, Southwest Zone
659 Exeter Rd,
London, ON  N6E 1L3

Alain Filion
Assessment Section
COSEWIC Secretariat
Species at Risk Division
Canadian Wildlife Service
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0H3

Dr. Henry Fitch
Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology
University of Kansas
2041 Haworth Hall
1200 Sunnyside Avenue
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS  66045

Gloria Goulet
Coordinator
Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge
COSEWIC Secretariat
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0H3

Dr. Stephen Hecnar
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON  P7B 5E1

Clint Jacobs
Natural Heritage Coordinator
Walpole Island Heritage Centre
RR 3
Wallaceburg, ON  N8A 4K9

Deb Jacobs
Species at Risk Biologist
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 1168
Chatham, ON  N7M 5L8

Jim Mackenzie
Ontario Natural Heritage Information
Centre
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
300 Water Street, 2nd Floor, North Tower
Peterborough, ON  K9J 8M5

Vicki McKay
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus /
Lake Erie Sand Spit Savannas Recovery Team
Species at Risk Biologist
Point Pelee National Park
407 Monarch Lane, R.R.1
Leamington, ON  N8H 3V4

Michael Nelson
Species at Risk Biologist
Essex Region Conservation Authority
360 Fairview Avenue West, Suite 311
Essex, ON  N8M 1Y6

Paul Pratt
Naturalist
Ojibway Nature Centre
5200 Matchette Road
Windsor, ON  N9C 4E8

Dr. Kent Prior
Senior Advisor, Critical Habitat
Parks Canada
25 Eddy St, 4th floor
Gatineau, QC  K1A 0M5

Dr. Jonathan Richmond
Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology
Corson Hall E237
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY  14853-2701 USA

Ken Schmidt
Essex Region Conservation Authority
360 Fairview Avenue West
Essex, ON  N8M 1Y6

Carolyn Seburn
Recovery Science Specialist
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
351 St-Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau, QC  K1A 0H3

David Seburn
Seburn Ecological Services
2710 Clarenda St.,
Ottawa, ON  K2B 7S5.

Valerie Towsley
Resource Technician
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority
100 Thames St.,
Chatham, ON  N7L 2Y8

Ken Tuininga
Ontario Region
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
4905 Dufferin Street
Downsview, ON  M3H 5T4

Sara E. Wick, M.Sc.
c/o Jim Bogart
Department of Integrative Biology
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON  N1G 2W1

Allen Woodliffe
District Ecologist
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Aylmer District
P.O. Box 1168
870 Richmond Street West
Chatham, ON  N7M 5L8

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