Publications and Papers

Baillie, Elizabeth, Clio Smeeton and Ken Weagle 2001, Hair Trap Design and Testing for Swift Fox, Vulpes velox Cochrane Ecological Institute, Report submitted to Parks Canada Val Marie, SK

Bremner, S. 1997. Diet and hunting behaviour of captive-bred swift fox (Vulpes velox velox/Vulpes velox hebes) intended for release. Unpub. M.Sc. thesis, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Bremner-Harrison, P. A.Prodohl and R. W. Elwood 2004: Behavioural trait assessment as a release criterion: boldness predicts early death in a reintroduction programme of captive-bred swift fox (Vulpes velox). Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution Research Group, School of Biology & Biochemistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7BL

Cathy Cullingham, Ph.D.2003. Genetic Analysis of Restored Swift fox Populations; Non-invasive techniques, 2001-2003. ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY FUND PROGRESS REPORT Natural Resources DNA Profiling and Forensic Centre, Trent University

Cullingham, Cathy M.Sc. candidate 2002. Genetic analysis of reintroduced swift fox (Vulpes velox) populations. Unpublished Committee Report for Dr. Brad White, Paul Wilson, Jim Schaefer, Trent University and the Natural Resources DNA Profiling and Forensic Centre (NRDPFC)

Cochrane Wildlife Reserve.. 1993 The use of “A” frame Portable Protective Structures (PPS) in the 1993 Swift fox release program in Grasslands National Park, Val Marie, Saskatchewan Canada. Unpublished Report.

Darden, Safi K. 2002. Vocal Identity for the Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) – Pespectives for Conservation. M.Sc Thesis, Department of animal Behaviour, zoological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Darden, Safi K, T. Dablesteen and S.B.Pedersen .2003 A Potential Tool for Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) Conservation: Individuality of Long-Range Barking Sequences.Journal of Mammology 84(4): 1417-1427

Dennington, M 1994. Swift fox reconnaissance survey Grasslands National Park, March 1994. Prepared for Cochrane Ecological Institute by Redwing Naturalists, Creston, B.C. April 1994. Unpublished Report.

Keevil, E.J 2000: Evaluation of Attractants used for Swift Fox, Vulpes velox, hair Collection. Oxford University, unpublished project report

Michie, J. 1994,a. Monitoring of Swift fox in Grasslands National Park, November 1994. Prepared for Cochrane Ecological Institute, Cochrane, AB. Unpublished Report.

Michie, J. 1994,b. Swift fox update in Grasslands National Park, West Block. July 18 - 26, 1994. Prepared for Cochrane Ecological Institute. Unpublished Report.

Michie, J. 1994,c. Swift fox monitoring in Masefield and Val Marie PFRA Community Pastures and their suitability as future release sites. Prepared for Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management. Unpublished Report.

Smeeton, C.. 1993. Mee Yah Cha, the swift fox. Canid News. Vol 1, IUCN 7-9 Oxford University

Smeeton, C. 1994. Reintroducing the Swift fox. Canid News. Vol. 2, IUCN 2 13-16 Oxford University

Smeeton, C. 1998. The reintroduction of the swift Fox in Canada. 1983-1997. Reintroduction News No. 16, IUCN ISSN 1560-3709. Nairobi Kenya

Smeeton, C. 1999. Social and cultural aspects of swift fox reintroduction to Blackfeet Tribal Lands, Montana, USA. Reintroduction News No. 18, IUCN ISSN 1560 – 3709 Nairobi, Kenya.

Smeeton, C. 2000. Blackfeet Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) Reintroduction: Results of the First Two years. Endangered Species Update. Vol. 18, No.4. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

Smeeton, C. 2001. Otter Management at the Cochrane Ecological Institute. North American River Otter, Lontra (Lutra) Canadensis. Husbandry Notebook, 2nd Edition. Editor, Jan Reed-Smith, John Ball Zoological Garden, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Smeeton, C. and K. Weagle. 2000. Reintroduction of swift fox (Vulpes velox) into Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. ORYX . 34(3) 171-179

Smeeton, C., Waters, S.S. & Davies. L. In press. Captive management of orphaned black bears (Ursus americanus) intended for release. In: The Evaluation of Bear Rehabilitation Projects from a Conservationist’s Viewpoint. L. Kolter, J. van Dijk & T. Thomas (eds.). Ouwehands Zoo, Rhenen, The Netherlands.

Smeeton, C., K.Weagle and S.S.Waters. 2003 Captive breeding of the swift fox at the Cochrane Ecological Institute in Alberta, Canada. In Ecology and Management of Swift fox in a Changing World. L.C.Carbyn and M.A.Sovada, eds. Canadian Plains Research Centre. University of Regina, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada.

Smeeton, C.. 2002 A Story of Tiny Foxes on the Great Plains. The Open Country. No.4, Summer 2002. Moscow, Russia.pp 49 – 59

Smeeton C. K. Weagle. 2005 Swift fox on the Great Plains. In Facets of Grassland Restoration. Editors Anton Struchkov & Julia Kuleshova, Biodiversity Conservation Center, 41 Vavilov St. Moscow, 117312, Russia.

Stephens, P. 1995. Monitoring of Swift fox by breeding call playback and other techniques in Grasslands National Park Saskatchewan 23.4.95 - 7.4.95. Prepared for Cochrane Ecological Institute. May 1995. Unpublished Report.

Stephens, Philip and Hossein Etemadi. 1994 Investigation into the Habitat and Diet of Six Captive Swift Fox, June to October, 1994. Unpublished Document, Cochrane Ecological Institute, Cochrane Wildlife Reserve, Cochrane Alberta

Emma C. Teeling, 1996 Born to be Free: Captive breeding as a Conservation Technique. M.Sc Dissertation. Department of applied Animal Behaviour, Institute of Ecology & Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Toms, S. 1996 Grass Survey of Montane Habitat. Dissertation for NRC Diploma, Newton Rigg Agricultural College, U.K.

Waters, S. S. 2002 An Evaluation of Five Zoos in Indonesia. Report published by World Society for Protection of Animals (WSPA) and KSBK (Animal Conservation for Life). UK & Indonesia.35 Pp.

Waters S.S 2000 Swift Fox Data Base Report. Unpublished report for Dr, Lu Carbyn, CWS

Waters, S.S 2003 Rehabilitation and Release of Two Black Bears, Alberta, Canada. International Bear News, Quarterly Newsletter of the International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA) and the IUN/SSC Bear Specialist Group. May 2003, Vol. 12, No. 2.

 Waters, S.S. and D. Ausband. 2002 Blackfeet Swift fox (Vulpes velox) Reintroduction & Monitoring Programme, unpublished report for Defenders of Wildlife, Wa. DC. 35pp

 Waters, S.S, K. Weagle, E Baillie, 2004 Development of a Hair Trap for Swift Fox, Vulpes velox, In press.

 Waters, S.S. and C. Smeeton. 2003. New Swift Fox Reintroduction Project. Soorea, P.S. (Editor) Reintroduction News, Newsletter of the Re-introduction Specialist Group of ICN’s Species Survival Commission (SSC). Abu Dhabi, UAE.No.23: 48pp ( ISSN 1560- 3709)

Waters, S.S 2004, The reintroduction of captive-bred Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) to Blackfeet Tribal Lands, USA. has been accepted for the symposium 'Catalysts for Conservation: a direction for zoos in the 21st century'. Zoological Society of London Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, U.K.

Waters Siân S., Clio Smeeton¹, Ira New Breast²œ, Kenneth V. Weagle¹ & David Ausband³.2005, The Reintroduction of A Captive Bred Small Canid: The Release of Swift Fox on Blackfeet Tribal Lands. Cochrane Ecological Institute, PO Box 484, Cochrane Alberta T4C 1A7 Canada²Blackfeet Fish and Wildlife Dept, Browning, MT USA ³Missoula, MT USA (In Press)

Weagle, K and Smeeton, C. 1995. Behavioural aspects of the swift fox (Vulpes velox) reintroduction programme. In: B. Holst (ed.) Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Enrichment, Copenhagen, Denmark.