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COSEWIC Composition

Currently, COSEWIC is made up of 30 members. The voting membership consists of members from each of the 13 provincial and territorial government wildlife agencies, four federal agencies (Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Federal Biodiversity Information Partnership, chaired by the Canadian Museum of Nature), three non-government science members, nine co-chairs of the Species Specialist Subcommittees (SSCs) and one co-chair from the Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) Subcommittee. Members have considerable experience with wildlife and biological science including Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge, ecology, genetics, management, systematics and/or risk assessment, coupled with years of field experience. Members of COSEWIC are university academics, independent specialists, Aboriginal people or government, museum or independent biologists who volunteer their time and efforts.

COSEWIC is supported by a Secretariat, nine SSCs, an ATK Subcommittee and a number of working groups, including the Co-chairs Subcommittee. COSEWIC's activities are directed by a chairperson, who is elected for a two-year term.


List of COSEWIC Members and Secretariat Staff

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Chair

Dr. Jeffrey Hutchings
Department of Biology
Dalhousie University
1355 Oxford Street
Edsell Castle Circle
Halifax    NS     B3H 4J1

Telephone (1): (902) 494-2687
Telephone (2): (902) 494-3515
Fax: (902) 494-3736

 

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Subcommittees

Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge

Larry Carpenter
Wildlife Management Advisory Council
- Northwest Territories
P.O. Box 2120
Inuvik    NT     X0E 0T0

Telephone: (867) 777-2828
Fax: (867) 777-2610


Henry Lickers
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
Department of the Environment
P.O. Box 579
Cornwall    ON     K6H 5T3

Telephone: (613) 936-1548
Fax: (613) 938-6760


Members:

Jeannette Armstrong

Dan Benoit

Sue Chiblow

Ronald Gruben

Jason Harquail

Dr. Donna Hurlburt

Norma Kassi

Josephine Mandamin

Gabriel Nirlungayuk

Dean Trumbley



Species Specialist Subcommittees
Amphibians and Reptiles

Dr. Ronald J. Brooks
Department of Zoology
College of Biological Science
AXELROD Building
University of Guelph
Guelph    ON     N1G 2W1

Telephone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53944
Fax: (519) 767-1656


Dr. David M. Green
Redpath Museum
McGill University
859 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal    QC     H3A 2K6

Telephone: (514) 398-4086 ext. 4088
Fax: (514) 398-3185


Members (Amphibians and Reptiles Subcommittee):

Scott Gillingwater

Dr. Patrick T. Gregory

Dr. Stephen J. Hecnar

Dr. Thomas Herman

Dr. Jacqueline D. Litzgus

Dr. Donald McAlpine

Dr. Cynthia Paszkowski

Don Rivard

Dr. Ronald Russell



Arthropods

Dr. Paul Catling
Research Scientist and Curator
Saunders Bldg., Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa    ON     K1A 0C6

Telephone: (613) 759 1373
Fax: (613) 759 1599


Dr. Laurence Packer
Department of Biology
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto    ON     M3J 1P3

Telephone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22663
Fax: (416) 736-5989


Members (Arthropods Subcommittee):

Gary G. Anweiler

Dr. Robb Bennett

Paul M. Brunelle

Sydney G. Cannings

Dr. Robert A. Cannings

Dr. Donna Giberson

Dr. Henri Goulet

Ronald Hooper

Dr. Dan L. Johnson

Colin Jones

Dr. Jean-François Landry

Ross Layberry

Gregory R. Pohl

Dr. Rob Roughley



Birds

Richard Cannings
1330 East Debeck Road
R.R. 1, Site11 - Comp. 96
Naramata    BC     V0H 1N0

Telephone: (250) 496-4049
Fax: (250) 496-4049


Dr. Marty L. Leonard
Department of Biology
Dalhousie University
1355 Oxford Street
Halifax    NS     B3H 4J1

Telephone: (902) 494-2158
Fax: (902) 494-3736


Members (Birds Subcommittee):

Dr. Peter Blancher

Ken D. De Smet

Dr. Tony Gaston

Michel Gosselin

Dr. Cheri Gratto-Trevor

Gary W. Kaiser

Dr. Richard W. Knapton

William Alan Montevecchi



Freshwater Fishes

Dr. Robert Campbell
983 Route 800 E
R.R. #1
St. Albert    ON     K0A 3C0

Telephone: (613) 987-2552
Fax: (613) 987-5367


Dr. Claude Renaud
Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa
Research Scientist - Ichthyology
Canadian Museum of Nature
P.O. Box 3443 - Station D
Ottawa    ON     K1P 6P4

Telephone: (613) 364-4069
Fax: (613) 364-4027


Members (Freshwater Fishes Subcommittee):

Alan Dextrase

Dr. Margaret F. Docker

Dr. Nicholas E. Mandrak

Don McPhail

Scott Reid

Dr. James D. Reist

Dr. Eric B. Taylor

Dr. Bill Tonn

Dr. Chris Wilson



Marine Fishes

Dr. Paul Bentzen
DFO Chair, Fisheries
Resource Conservation Genetics
Dept. of Biology, Dalhousie University
Halifax    NS     B3H 4J1

Telephone: (902) 494-1105
Fax: (902) 494-3736


Dr. Howard Powles
53, rue Lortie
Gatineau    QC     J9H 4G6

Telephone: (819) 684-7730
Fax: (819) 684-7730


Members (Marine Fishes Subcommittee):

Dr. A. Jamie F. Gibson

Dr. Mart R. Gross

Dr. Blair Holtby

Dr. Jeffrey Hutchings

Dr. Peter A. Shelton

Alan F. Sinclair

Dr. Douglas P. Swain

Dr. Christopher T. Taggart

Lou Van Guelpen

Dr. Robin S. Waples

Dr. Chris C. Wood

Howie Wright



Marine Mammals

Dr. Randall Reeves
Okapi Wildlife Associates
27 Chandler Lane
Hudson    QC     J0P 1H0

Telephone: (450) 458-6685
Fax: (450) 458-6685 (call first)


Dr. Andrew Trites
Director
Marine Mammal Research Unit
University of British Columbia
Room 247, AERL, 2202 Main Mall
Vancouver    BC     V6T 1Z4

Telephone: (604) 822-8182
Fax: (604) 822-8180

Web site: mmru.fisheries.ubc.ca
                www.marinemammal.org

Members (Marine Mammals Subcommittee):

Dr. Brigitte de March

Dr. John K.B. Ford

Dr. Mike Hammill

Michael Kingsley

Dr. Garry Stenson

Dr. Jane Watson

Dr. Hal Whitehead



Molluscs

Robert Forsyth
Research Associate
Royal British Columbia Museum
Victoria    BC

Telephone: (250) 847-6699
Fax: (250) 847-6699


Janice L. Smith
Biologist
Aquatic Ecosystem Impacts Research Division
Water Science and Technology Directorate
Science and Technology Branch
Environment Canada
P.O. Box 5050, 867 Lakeshore Road
Burlington    ON     L7R 4A6

Telephone: (905) 336-4685
Fax: (905) 336-6430


Members (Molluscs Subcommittee):

Dr. Joseph Carney

Dr. Derek S. Davis

Rick Harbo

Dr. Stuart Harris

Andrew J. Hebda

Dr. Glen S. Jamieson

Jacqueline S. Lee

Dr. Dwayne Lepitzki

Dr. Todd J. Morris

David T. Zanatta



Plants and Lichens

Dr. René Belland
Devonian Botanic Garden
University of Alberta
Edmonton    AB     T6G 2E1

Telephone: (780) 987-3054
Fax: (780) 987-4141


Dr. Erich Haber
60 Baywood Dr.
Stittsville    ON     K2S 2H5

Telephone: (613) 435-0216
Fax: (613) 435-0217


Members :
Lichen Specialists

Dr. Irwin M. Brodo

Dr. Stephen Clayden

Trevor Goward

Dr. Janet Marsh

Dr. Michele D. Piercey-Normore


Moss Specialists

Dr. Guy Brassard

Dr. Natalie Cleavitt

Dr. Judith A. Harpel

Linda M. Ley

Dr. Wilfred B. Schofield


Vascular Plant Specialists

Bruce Bennett

Sean Blaney

Dr. Jane Bowles

Matt Fairbarns

Dr. Bruce A. Ford

Joyce Gould

Ruth Newell

Michael Oldham

Stéphanie Pellerin



Terrestrial Mammals

Dr. Mark Brigham
Department of Biology
University of Regina
Regina    SK     S4S 0A2

Telephone: (306) 585-4255
Fax: (306) 337-2410

Web site: www.uregina.ca/science/
biology/faculty/brigham/index.htm


Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet
Département de biologie
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke    QC     J1K 2R1

Telephone: (819) 821-8000 ext. 62061
Fax: (819) 821-8049


Members (Terrestrial Mammals Subcommittee):

Dr. Dominique Berteaux

Dr. Graham Forbes

Dr. Karen E. Hodges

Dr. Jan O. Murie

Dr. Dennis L. Murray

Ray Poulin

Brian Slough

Dr. Paul J. Wilson

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Members from Provinces and Territories

Alberta

Dr. Gordon Court
Provincial Wildlife Status Biologist
Resource Data and Species at Risk
Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Government of Alberta
Main Floor, South Petroleum Plaza
9915 - 108 Street
Edmonton    AB     T5K 2M4

Telephone: (780) 422-9536
Fax: (780) 422-0266

Web site: www3.gov.ab.ca/srd/fw/riskspecies

Steve Brechtel
Head, Resource Data and Species at Risk
Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity
Fish and Wildlife Division
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Government of Alberta
Main Floor, South Petroleum Plaza
9915 - 108 Street
Edmonton    AB     T5K 2G8

Telephone: (780) 422-9535
Fax: (780) 422-9557

Web site: www3.gov.ab.ca/srd/fw/

British Columbia

David Fraser
Endangered Species Specialist
Biodiversity Branch
Terrestrial Ecosystem Science Section
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
Government of British Columbia
P.O. Box 9338 - Station Prov Govt
Victoria    BC     V8W 9M1

Telephone: (250) 387-9756
Fax: (250) 356-9145

Web site: www.gov.bc.ca/elp/

Susan Pollard
Aquatic Species At Risk Specialist
Biodiversity Branch
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
P.O. Box 9338 - Station Prov Govt
Victoria    BC     V8W 9M1

Telephone: (250) 387-9586


Manitoba

Bill Watkins
Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch
Manitoba Department of Conservation
Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent
Winnipeg    MB     R3J 3W3

Telephone: (204) 945-8481
Fax: (204) 945-3077


Martin Erickson
Fishery Biologist
Aquatic Ecosystem Section
Fisheries Branch
Manitoba Water Stewardship
Box 20, 200 Saulteaux Crescent
Winnipeg    MB     R3J 3W3

Telephone: (204) 945-7799
Fax: (204) 948-2308


New Brunswick

Dr. Maureen Toner
Biologist
Species at Risk Program
Fish and Wildlife Branch
Department of Natural Resources
Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton    NB     E3B 5H1

Telephone: (506) 453-2440
Fax: (506) 453-6699

Web site: www.gnb.ca

Pascal Giasson
Manager
Species at Risk Program
Fish and Wildlife Branch
Department of Natural Resources
Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre
P. O. Box 6000
Fredericton    NB     E3B 5H1

Telephone: (506) 453-2440
Fax: (506) 453-6699


Newfoundland and Labrador

Marine Pelagic and Demersal Fish Species

Tom Dooley
Director of Resource Policy and Development
Policy and Planning
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's    NL     A1B 4J6

Telephone: (709) 729-0335
Fax: (709) 729-6082

Web site: www.gov.nl.ca/fishaq/

David Coffin
Supervisor
Fisheries Resource Planning and Development
Policy and Planning
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's    NL     A1B 4J6

Telephone: (709) 729-1532
Fax: (709) 729-6082


For all Species other than Marine Fish

Joseph Brazil
Chief
Endangered Species and Biodiversity Section
Inland Fish and Wildlife Division
Department of Environment and Conservation
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
117 Riverside Drive
P.O. Box 2007
Corner Brook    NL     A2H 7S1

Telephone: (709) 637-2356
Fax: (709) 637-2004


Nathalie Djan-Chékar
Curator of Botany
Natural History Unit
Provincial Museum of Newfoundland & Labrador
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's    NL     A1B 4J6

Telephone: (709) 729-6577
Fax: (709) 729-2179


Northwest Territories

Dr. Suzanne Carrière
Ecosystem Management Biologist
Wildlife Division
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (ENR)
Government of the Northwest Territories
600 - 5102 50th Avenue
Scotia Centre, 5th Floor
Yellowknife    NT     X1A 3S8

Telephone: (867) 920-6327
Fax: (867) 873-0293

Web site: www.nwtwildlife.rwed.gov.nt.ca

Tom Lakusta
Manager, Forest Resources
Forest Management Division
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (ENR)
Government of the Northwest Territories
Box 4354, #173 Hay River Dene Reserve
Hay River    NT     X0E 1G3

Telephone: (867) 874-2009
Fax: (867) 874-6236


Nova Scotia

Dr. J. Sherman Boates
Manager, Biodiversity
Wildlife Division
Department of Natural Resources
Government of Nova Scotia
136 Exhibition Street
Kentville    NS     B4N 4E5

Telephone: (902) 679-6091
Fax: (902) 679-6176

Web site: www.gov.ns.ca/natr/wildlife/index.htm

Mark F. Elderkin
Wildlife Division
Department of Natural Resources
Government of Nova Scotia
136 Exhibition Street
Kentville    NS     B4N 4E5

Telephone: (902) 679-6091
Fax: (902) 679-6176


Nunavut Territory

Michael Setterington
Ecosystems Biologist
Department of Environment
Government of Nunavut
P.O. Box 120
Arviat    NU     X0C 0E0

Telephone: (867)857-2828
Fax: (867) 857-2986


Vacant

Contact Person:
Christopher Hotson

Department of Environment
Government of Nunavut
P.O. Box 209
Igloolik    NU

Telephone: (867) 934-2177
Fax: (867) 934-2190


Ontario

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

Telephone: (705) 755-1786
Fax: (705)755-1788


Michael Oldham
Botanist/Herpetologist
Ontario Natural Heritage
Information Centre (NHIC)
Ministry of Natural Resources
300 Water Street, 2nd Floor, North Tower
P.O. Box 7000
Peterborough    ON     K9J 8M5

Telephone: (705) 755-2160
Fax: (705) 755-2168

Web site: www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/nhic.cfm

Prince Edward Island

Rosemary Curley
Program Manager
Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation
Conservation and Management Division
Environment, Energy and Forestry
P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown    PE     C1A 7N8

Telephone: (902) 368-4807
Fax: (902) 368-5830


Barry MacPhee
Manager of Marine Fisheries
PEI Department of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Aquaculture
P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown    PE     C1A 7N8

Telephone: (902) 569-7710
Fax: (902) 368-5542


Quebec

Fauna

Daniel Banville
Coordonnateur provincial - espèces fauniques
menacées ou vulnérables
Ministère des Ressources naturelles
et de la Faune du Québec
Direction du développement de la faune
880, chemin Sainte-Foy, 3e étage
Québec    QC     G1S 4X4

Telephone: (418) 627-8694, poste 7420
Fax: (418) 646-5179

Web site: www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca

Jacques Jutras
Coordonnateur provincial - herpétofaune,
chiroptères et micromammifères
Ministère des Ressources naturelles
et de la Faune du Québec
Direction du développement de la faune
880, chemin Sainte-Foy, 3e étage
Québec    QC     G1S 4X4

Telephone: (418) 627-8694, poste 7419
Fax: (418) 646-5179

Web site: www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca

Plants

Line Couillard
Chef d'équipe de la Division de la biodiversité
Ministère du Développement durable, de
l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec
Direction du patrimoine écologique
et des parcs
Édifice Marie-Guyart, 4e étage
675, boul. René-Lévesque Est
Québec    QC     G1R 5V7

Telephone: (418) 521-3907, poste 4766
Fax: (418) 646-6169

Web site: www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca

Jacques Labrecque
Botaniste
Ministère du Développement durable, de
l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec
Direction du patrimoine écologique
et des parcs
Édifice Marie-Guyart, 4e étage
675, boul. René-Lévesque Est
Québec    QC     G1R 5V7

Telephone: (418) 521-3907, poste 4789
Fax: (418) 646-6169

Web site: www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca

Saskatchewan

Jeanette Pepper
Zoologist
Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre
Resource Stewardship Branch
Saskatchewan Environment
Government of Saskatchewan
3211 Albert Street - Room 436
Regina    SK     S4S 5W6

Telephone: (306) 787-7197
Fax: (306) 787-9544


Dr. Robert Wright
Plant Ecologist
Forest Services Group
Saskatchewan Environment
Government of Saskatchewan
3211 Albert Street
Regina    SK     S4S 5W6

Telephone: (306)787-2914
Fax: (306) 787-0737


Yukon Territory

Thomas Jung
Senior Biologist
Fish and Wildlife Branch
Department of Environment
Government of Yukon
P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse    YT     Y1A 2C6

Telephone: (867) 667-5766
Fax: (867) 393-6232

Web site: www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca

Sydney G. Cannings
Coordinator, NatureServe Yukon
Yukon Territorial Government
Box 2703
Whitehorse    YT     Y1A 2C6

Telephone: (867) 667-3684
Fax: (867) 393-6405


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Members from Federal Organizations

Federal Biodiversity Information Partnership

Canadian Museum of Nature

Dr. Robert Anderson
Entomology Research Scientist
Canadian Museum of Nature
P.O. Box 3443 - Station D
Ottawa    ON     K1P 6P4

Telephone: (613) 364-4060
Fax: (613) 364-4027


Dr. Lynn Gillespie
Research Scientist
Canadian Museum of Nature
P.O. Box 3443 - Station D
Ottawa    ON     K1P 6P4

Telephone: (613) 364-4075
Fax: (613) 364-4027


Canadian Wildlife Service

Dr. B. Theresa Fowler
Science Advisor/Species Assessment Biologist
Species at Risk Branch
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa    ON     K1A 0H3

Telephone: (819) 953-6402
Fax: (819) 994-3684

Web site: www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/index_e.cfm

Alain Branchaud
Species at Risk Biologist
Centre Saint-Laurent
Environment Canada
105 McGill Street, 7th floor (105 side)
Local C798
Montreal    QC     H2Y 2E7

Telephone: (514) 283-5781
Fax: (514) 496-7143


Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Dr. Jake Rice
Director
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
200 Kent Street - Station 1256
Ottawa    ON     K1A 0E6

Telephone: (613) 990-0288
Fax: (613) 954-0807


Lara Cooper
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
St Andrews Biological Station
531 Brandy Cove Road
St. Andrews    NB     E5B 2L9

Telephone: (506) 529-5951
Fax: (506) 529-5862


Parks Canada

Dr. Gilles Seutin
Coordinator / Coordonnateur
Species at Risk Program /
Programme des espèces en péril
Parks Canada
4th Floor - 25 Eddy Street /
Gatineau    QC     K1A 0M5

Telephone: (819) 994-3953
Fax: (819) 997-3380


Dr. Peter L. Achuff
National Botanist
Ecological Integrity Branch
Parks Canada
Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton Park    AB     T0K 2M0

Telephone: (403) 859-5185
Fax: (403) 859-2279


Contact Person:
Patrick Nantel

Species at Risk Program
Ecological Integrity Branch
Parks Canada
25 Eddy St., 4th Fl., 25-4-S
Gatineau    QC     K1A 0M5

Telephone: (819) 953-4781
Fax: (819) 997-3380


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Non-government Science Members

Michael Bradstreet
Regional Vice President, Ontario
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Ontario Administrative Centre
115 Front Street, P.O. Box 520
Port Rowan    ON     N0E 1M0

Telephone (1): (519) 586-7773 (work)
Telephone (2): (519) 426-3405 (home)
Fax: (519) 586-9777

Web site: www.natureconservancy.ca

Dr. Jeffrey Hutchings
Department of Biology
Dalhousie University
1355 Oxford Street
Edsell Castle Circle
Halifax    NS     B3H 4J1

Telephone (1): (902) 494-2687
Telephone (2): (902) 494-3515
Fax: (902) 494-3736


Jeannette Whitton
Associate Professor and Director, UBC Herbarium
Department of Botany
The University of British Columbia
3529-6270 University Boulevard
Vancouver    BC     V6T 1Z4

Telephone (1): (604) 822-8863
Telephone (2): (604) 822-8864 (lab)
Fax: (604) 822-6089


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Secretariat

Chief : Simon Nadeau
Science officers: Alain Filion, Cecilia Lougheed, Lucie Métras, Gina Schalk
Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Coordinator: Gloria Goulet
Administration: Nancy Davy, Sonia Schnobb, Shirley Hamelin
Data Management and Mapping Specialist: Jenny Wu
Website/Database maintenance: Sean Steele
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa ON
K1A 0H3

Telephone: (819) 953-3215
Fax: (819) 994-3684
cosewic/cosepac@ec.gc.ca


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