John E. Elliott,^* Megan L. Harris,^** Laurie K. Wilson,^*** Philip E. Whitehead,^**** Ross J. Norstrom<sup>*****


*</sup>John Elliott is a research scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service. His research interests focus on ecotoxicology of top predators. His address: Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, 5421 Robertson Rd, RR#1 Delta, British Columbia, Canada. V4K 3N2. john.elliott@ec.gc.ca.
^**Megan Harris is an independent biologist with research experience in ecotoxicology of pesticides and contaminants in wildlife. Her current address: Lorax Environmental, 196 Spencer Rd., RD5 Lake Tarawera, Rotorua, New Zealand. mlharris@wave.co.nz
^***Laurie Wilson is a wildlife biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service. Her work focuses on the effects of contaminants on wildlife indicator species in British Columbia. Her address: Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, 5421 Robertson Rd, RR#1 Delta, British Columbia, Canada. V4K 3N2. laurie.wilson@ec.gc.ca.
^****Phil Whitehead is a retired biologist formerly with the Canadian Wildlife Service. His interests included monitoring contaminants in avian species along the Pacific coast. He currently resides in Vancouver and Denman Island.
^*****Ross Norstrom is a research scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service. His research involves identification, analysis, bioaccumulation, modeling and toxicity of organochlorines in fish and wildlife. His address: Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, National Wildlife Research Centre, 100 Gamelin Blvd, Hull, Quebec, Canada. K1A 0H3. ross.norstrom@ec.gc.ca.