Johnson, B. and Wright, M. (eds.) 1999. Second International Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, Sistrurus catenatus catenatus: population and habitat management issues in urban, bog, prairie and forested ecosystems, 2-3 October, 1998, Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario.

Table of Contents

COVER, FORWARD, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Lessons to be Learned from the Conversation of Endangered Vipers – Göran Nilson and Claes Andrén

CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY

Population Viability Analysis: Applications for the Conservation of Massasaugas – Richard A. Seigel and Christopher J. Sheil

Eastern Massasauga Status Assessment: consideration for Listing Pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 – Jennifer Szymanski

Recovery Priorities for the Eastern Massasauga – Kent Prior

Using Information Technology to Support collaborative Process: The Sistrurus Information Network – John Sorrell and Kent Prior

Managing Attitudes: Education Strategies for the Recovery of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake – Bob Johnson

Summary Report of Management Concerns and Guidelines for the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake – Robert Hay

Conservation and Recovery Workshop Discussions

GENETIC AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT OF SMALL POPULATIONS – Moderator’s Summary – Kent Prior

Conservation Genetics of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes – H. Lisle Gibbs

Medical Aspects of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Recovery – Kay G. Mehren and Graham J. Crawshaw

Genetics and Disease Management Workshop Discussions

HABITAT USE AND SURVEY TECHNIQUES FOR A CRYPTIC SPECIES

Population Monitoring of the Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) IN Bruce Peninsula National Park – Scott Parker and Kent Prior

A review and Evaluation of Eastern Massasauga Observations in Ontario: Applications for Conversation and Management – Michael J. Oldham, Madeline J. Austen, and Peter J. Sorrill

Statistical Methods for Dealing with the Influence of Uncertainty in Species Probability Modelling – Justin Quirouette and Paul Zorn

Habitat Use and Movement Patterns of the Eastern Massasauga in Wisconsin – Richard S. King

Ecosystem Planning in Georgian Bay Islands National Park: A Multi-Jurisdictional Approach – Mike Walton and Michel Villeneuve

Habitat Use and Survey Techniques Workshop Discussions

Snakes in Forested Ecosystems – Moderator’s Summary – Ron Black

Massasaugas in Northeastern Illinois: Current Status of Sistrurus catenatus catenatus in Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois – Thomas G. Anton

Monitoring Strategies for the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake in Killbear Provincial Park – Chris Parent (Paper not available at time of printing)

Snakes in Forested Ecosystems Workshop Discussions

Snakes in Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems – Moderator’s Summary – Karen Cedar

Population Characteristics and Seasonal Activity of Sistrurus catenatus catenatus in Will County, Illinois: Implications for Management and Monitoring – David Mauger and Thomas P. Wilson

Rane and Habitate Use of Sistrurus catenatus catenatus in Eastern Will County, Illinois – Thomas P. Wilson and David Mauger

Setting Fires and Saving Rattlers: Managing an Urban Prairie – Paul D. Pratt, Karen Cedar and Eric Pocock

Jennings Environmental Education Centre Management Plan: Protection and Management of a Relict Prairie Ecosystem – David Johnson

Snakes in Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems Workshop Discussions

SNAKES IN BOG AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS – Moderator’s Summary – Shelley Dunn

Preliminary Evaluation of a Habitat Management Plan for the Eastern Massasauga in a New York Peatland – Glenn Johnson and Alvin R. Breisch

Promoting Massasauga Conservation in Public Wildlife Areas – Bruce A. Kingsbury

An Interim Report on Wainfleet Bog Restoration: Challenges and Future Direction – Anne Yagi and Kim Frolich

Management of a 4.04 Hectare Field for Sistrurus catenatus catenatus, the Massasauga Rattlesnake, at Cedar Bog, Champaign County, Ohio – Terry Jaworski

Bog and Wetland Ecosystems Workshop Discussions

FIELD TRIP

SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS AND CONTRIBUTORS TO PROCEEDINGS