Red crossbill (Percna) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 15
We are grateful for the help, discussions and input of many people in the preparation of this report. They include Alex Mosseler, Dave Fifield, Greg Stroud, Chris Cohlmeyer, Ron Summers, Richard Elliot, Keith Lewis, Joe Brazil, Michel Gosselin, Roger Etcheberry, Bradford Gover, Peter Thomas, John Maunder, Kate Bredin and Mark Elderkin. Much of information contained in this report was derived from a manuscript co-authored with Don Steele, Ian Thompson, Rick West and Alex Mosseler, and we are grateful to them for their input. The Canadian Forest Service first initiated interest in the status of Red Crossbill percna.
Funding for the preparation of this status report was provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.
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