Case Study – Burrowing Owl: Acknowledgements

Over the years, several individuals have provided essential input into the recovery program. We would like to thank Dr. Thomas Dickinson for his dedication in various capacities throughout the program and for comments on earlier versions of the manuscript. We would also like to thank Dr. Mairi MacKay for sexing the released burrowing owls. We'd like to extend our gratitude to the field personnel, Tara Deadmarsh, Sean Bennett, Dave Pehl, Steven Joly, Sharron Ladd, and Michael Murphy. We owe a great deal of gratitude to all volunteers and landowners. Without their support and involvement, this project could not have been carried out. The British Columbia Conservation Foundation has provided much administrative support and has aided greatly with fundraising. Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to Jorge Posada, who conducted much of the 1997 field work. His commitment to the project was exceptional, given that his time was volunteered.

All of the field work would not have been possible without the efforts of the captive-breeding facilities. We would like to thank the Kamloops Wildlife Park and the Stanley Park Ecology Society. Both have invested a great deal of effort into the production of burrowing owl young and public education. We would like to thank Dawn Brodie, Bill Gilroy, Mike Mackintosh and John Gray for their commitment to the project both as breeders and educators and for their efforts as volunteer leaders in the field.

Several organizations have provided funding for this project. The Habitat Conservation Trust Fund has provided funding since 1992. Additional funding for the project has been provided by the following organizations: Trans Mountain Pipeline Ltd., Shell Environmental Fund, Petro Canada, Frederick Metcalf Charitable Foundation, Canada Trust Friends of the Environment Foundation, and Molson Industries.

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