Appendix 2 - Credits and Acknowledgements
General Status contractor:
Patrick Henry.
Lichens
Leader: Mark F. Elderkin.
Main expert: Janet Marsh.
Other experts: Frances Anderson, Curtis Björk, Sean Blaney, Irwin Brodo, Robert Cameron, Stephen Clayden, Chris Friesen, Trevor Goward, Derrick Ko-Heinrichs, Tom Neily, Michele Piercey-Normore, Ph.D., David Richardson and Dwayne Sabine.
Text: Janet Marsh.
Mosses
Leader: Gordon Court.
Main expert: René J. Belland, Ph.D.
Other experts: Bruce Bagnell, Sean Blaney, Bernard DeVries, Jennifer Doubt, Jean Faubert, Chris Friesen, Derrick Ko-Heinrichs and Michele Piercey-Normore, Ph.D.
Text: René J. Belland, Ph.D.
Vascular plants
Leader: Marilyn Anions.
Main expert: Marilyn Anions.
Other experts: George W. Argus, Bev Benedict, Bruce Bennett, Gart Bishop, Sean Blaney, Suzanne Carrière, Ph.D., Paul Catling, Ph.D., Laurie Consaul, Ph.D., Mike Crowell, Bob Decker, Marta Donovan, Jennifer Doubt, Dave Downing, Bruce Ford, Ph.D., Catherine Foster, Rick Fournier, Chris Friesen, Lynn Gillespie, Jim Goltz, Mike Gravel, Erich Haber, Cary Hamel, Claudia Hanel, Jim Harris, Ph.D., Kelly Honeyman, Jeff Keith, Jacques Labrecque, Judy Loo, Mike MacDonald, David Mazerolle, Dave McLeod, Steve Moore, Michael Oldham, Debbie Peck, Diane Pelley, Theo Popma, Elizabeth Punter, Diana Robson, Ph.D., Jim Saunders and Richard Staniforth, Ph.D.
Molluscs – Freshwater mussels
Leaders: Rémi Hébert, Ph.D., and James Kristmanson.
Main expert: James Kristmanson.
Other experts: Becky Cudmore, Colin Jones, Donald McAlpine, Dwayne Sabine and Don Sutherland.
Spiders
Leaders: Marilyn Anions and Syd Cannings.
Main experts: Robb Bennett, Ph.D., Don Buckle, Charlie Dondale, Ph.D., Nadine Duperré, Raymond Hutchinson, Maxim Larrivée, Ph.D., Pierre Paquin, Ph.D., and Roger Pickavance.
Other experts: Joey Bowden, Benoit Godin, Colin Jones, Brian Latham and Don Sutherland.
Text: Robb Bennett, Ph.D.
Insects – Odonates
Leaders: Syd Cannings and Leah Ramsay.
Main expert: Leah Ramsay.
Other experts: Joe Ackerman, Kristin Archibald, Hayat Azmat, Irenne Bader, Rob Cannings, Syd Cannings, Paul Catling, Ph.D., Doug Collicutt, Dustin Crawford, Phillip deMaynadier, Deanna Dodgson, Nick Donnelly, Denis Doucet, Bill Duchart, Cameron Eckert, Brent Elliot, Ph.D., Jonina Ewart, Helen Fabbri, Katrina Froese, Terry Galloway, Ph.D., Kevin Hannah, Colin Hughes, Marjorie Hughes, Gord Hutchings, Christine Ivey, Colin Jones, Glen Klassen, Barry Konzelman, Karl Kroeker, Margaret MacLean, Deanna Mains, Larry de March, Randy Mooi, Ph.D., Stan Olson, Roger Poitras, Bill Preston, Ph.D., Rob Roughley, Ph.D., Lisa Rumak, Dwayne Sabine, Lynn Sinclair, Stuart Slattery, Don Sutherland, Doug Tate, Peter Taylor, Ph.D., Teresa Visser, Jim Welsh, Tara Welsh, Sue Werner, Penny Wilson, Rick Wilson and Robert Wrigley, Ph.D.
Insects – Predaceous diving beetles
Leader: James R. Duncan, Ph.D.
Main expert: James R. Duncan, Ph.D.
Other experts: Syd Cannings, Suzanne Carrière, Ph.D., Terry Galloway, Ph.D., Colin Jones, David Larson, Ph.D., Karen Needham, Rob Roughley, Ph.D., Don Sutherland and Bruce Young, Ph.D.
Text: James R. Duncan, Ph.D.
Insects – Ground beetles
Leaders: Syd Cannings (all species except tiger beetles) and Shelley Ann Pardy Moores (tiger beetles).
Main experts: George Ball, Ph.D., Yves Bousquet, Ph.D., Henri Goulet, Ph.D., David Langor, Chris Majka, Gregory Pohl, Danny Shpeley, John Spence, Ph.D. and Reginald Webster.
Other experts: Benoit Godin, Colin Jones, Rob Roughley, Dwayne Sabine and Don Sutherland.
Text: Henri Goulet, Ph.D.
Insects – Lady beetles
Leader: Syd Cannings.
Main expert: David McCorquodale, Ph.D.
Other experts: Colin Jones and Don Sutherland.
Text: David McCorquodale, Ph.D.
Insects – Bumblebees
Leader: Syd Cannings.
Main expert: Sheila Colla.
Other experts: Colin Jones, Cory Sheffield, Ph.D., and Don Sutherland.
Text: Sheila Colla.
Insects – Black flies
Leader: Syd Cannings.
Main expert: Doug Currie, Ph.D.
Other experts: Terry Galloway, Ph.D, Colin Jones and Don Sutherland.
Text: Doug Currie, Ph.D.
Insects – Horse flies
Leader: Syd Cannings.
Main experts: David Beresford, Phil Taylor and Tony Thomas.
Other experts: Terry Galloway, Ph.D., Colin Jones, Don Sutherland and Anthony Thomas.
Text: Syd Cannings.
Insects – Mosquitoes
Leader: Syd Cannings.
Main experts: Fiona Hunter and Aynsley Thielman.
Other experts: Peter Belton, Brett Elkin, Ph.D., Terry Galloway, Ph.D., Colin Jones, Don Sutherland and Richard Westwood, Ph.D.
Text: Aynsley Thielman.
Insects – Selected macromoths
Leader: Syd Cannings.
Main experts: Gary Anweiler and Christian Schmidt.
Other experts: Cris Guppy, Colin Jones, Don Lafontaine, Andre Langlois, Maria Leung, Gregory Pohl, Don Sutherland and Jenny Tucker.
Text: Gregory Pohl.
Insects – Butterflies
Leader: Gordon Court.
Other experts: Denis Doucet, Bonnie Fournier, Mike Fournier, Keith Hickling, Tracy Hillis, Colin Jones, Ross Layberry, Richard Popko, Dwayne Sabine, Don Sutherland, Anthony Thomas and Reginald Webster.
Crustaceans – Crayfishes
Leader: James Kristmanson.
Main expert: James Kristmanson.
Other experts: Colin Jones, Donald McAlpine and Don Sutherland.
Amphibians
Leader: Michael Oldham.
Main expert: Michael Oldham.
Other experts: Danny Allaire, Danny Beaulieu, Syd Cannings, Cameron Eckert, Susan Fleck, Mike Fournier, Scott Gilbert, Manfred Hoefs, Thomas Jung, Piia Kukka, Maria Leung, Donald McAlpine, Randi Mulder, Mark O'Donoghue, Don Reid, Danna Schock, Ph.D., Brian Slough and Carmen Wong.
Reptiles
Leaders: James Kristmanson (marine species) and Michael Oldham (terrestrial species).
Main experts: James Kristmanson and Michael Oldham.
Other experts: Danny Allaire, Danny Beaulieu, Susan Fleck, Mike Fournier, Donald McAlpine and Danna Schock, Ph.D.
Birds
Leader: Bev McBride.
Main expert: Bev McBride.
Other experts: Marilyn Anions, Lindsay Armer, Yves Aubry, Ursula Banasch, Ron Bazin, Gerard Beyersbergen, Sean Blaney, Mike Cadman, Wendy Calvert, Syd Cannings, Keith Chaulk, David Christie, Brigitte Collins, Fiep deBie, Ken De Smet, Kathy Dickson, Garry Donaldson, Steve Duffy, Cameron Eckert, Dave Elliot, Gilles Falardeau, Corinna Freake, Tony Gaston, John Gosse, Michel Gosselin, Diane Griffin, Thomas Jung, Roland Kemuksigak, John Klymko, Richard Knapton, Rudolf Koes, Labrador Institute of Memorial University, Claudie Latendresse, Jim Leafloor, Christine Lepage, Hélène Lévesque, Craig Machtans, Bruce MacTavish, Scott Makepeace, Mark Mallory, Kim Mawhinney, Blake Maybank, Dan McAskill, Phil McCabe, Jon McCracken, Lee Mennell, Jennifer Mitchell, Dave Mossop, Lindsay Notzl, Dwayne Oakley, Joachim Obst, Julie Paquet, Sébastien Paradis, Tony Parr, Gordon Parsons, Cynthia Pekarik, Frank Phillips, Jean-François Rail, Jennie Rausch, Regroupement Québec-Oiseaux, Isabelle Robichaud, Bruce Rodrigues, Ken Ross, Wayne Russell, Dan Seeler, François Shaffer, Pam Sinclair, Paul Smith, Erin Spiewak, Becky Stewart, Jennifer Stewart, Don Sutherland, Josée Tardif, Doug Tate, Peter Taylor, Peter Thomas, Torngat Secretariat, Joseph Townley, Debbie van de Wetering, Darroch Whitaker, Jackie Waddell, Mark Wayland, Chip Weseloh and Becky Whittam.
Mammals
Leaders: Thomas Jung (terrestrial species) and James Kristmanson (marine species).
Main experts: Thomas Jung and James Kristmanson.
Other experts: Jan Adamczewski, Danny Allaire, Marsha Branigan, Syd Cannings, Suzanne Carriere, Ph.D., Dean Cluff, Cameron Eckert, Graham Forbes, Robert Gau, Scott Gilbert, Anne Gunn, Ph.D., Lois Harwood, Manfred Hoefs, Colin Jones, Allicia Kelly, Piia Kukka, Nicolas Larter, Ph.D., Cori Lausen, Ph.D., Maria Leung, Donald McAlpine, Randi Mulder, Robert Mulders, John Nagy, Mark O'Donoghue, Richard Popko, Don Reid, Dwayne Sabine, Brian Slough, Don Sutherland, Alasdair Veitch, Judy Williams, Joanna Wilson and Carmen Wong.
Many people were consulted over the course of the assessments; we apologize if someone was inadvertently omitted. The National General Status program relies on the efforts of numerous volunteers who are involved in data collection, provide their personal data for consideration during general status assessments, and participate in regional and national roll-ups. We wish to thank everyone who has volunteered their time for the National General Status program, without whom this work would not be possible.