This research was funded by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada Endangered Species Recovery Fund, ACA Grant Eligible Conservation Fund, Parks Canada Species at Risk Recovery Action and Education Fund, ACA and ACCRU Challenge Grants in Biodiversity, Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation Development Initiatives Program, Montana BLM, WWF U.S.A., American Pheasant and Waterfowl Society (APWS) Leslie Tassel Fund, Society of Canadian Ornithologists Taverner Award, and Prairie Ornamental Pheasant and Waterfowl Association.
I was supported by NSERC Postgraduate Doctoral and Masters Scholarships, McAfee Estate Scholarship in Zoology, Walter H. Johns Fellowships, Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management Scholarships, University of Alberta Teaching Assistantship, Garden Club of America Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat, APWS Charles Sivelle Scholarship, Canadian Wildlife Foundation Orville Erickson Memorial Scholarship, and a Canadian Ornamental Pheasant and Gamebird Association Bob Landon Bursary
We thank Alberta Fish and Wildlife, Parks Canada, and Saskatchewan Environment for molted feather collection; Cam Aldridge, Jen Carpenter, Mark Boyce, Jason Tack, and Dave Naugle for contemporary sample collection. We thank the following museums and organizations for providing historic specimens: Alberta Fish and Wildlife, Augustana, Canadian Museum of Nature, Etzikom Museum, Grand Coteau Museum, Grasslands National Park, Jasper Centre Museum, Manitoba Museum, Montana State University, Police Point Park Interpretive Nature Centre, Royal Alberta Museum, Royal British Columbia Museum, Royal Ontario Museum, Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Saskatchewan Environment, Swift Current High School, Swift Current Museum, University of Alberta Museum of Zoology, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Regina, and University of Saskatchewan Museum of Natural Sciences. We also thank all private individuals who provided Sage-Grouse samples: Frank Arnie, Wayne & Joanne Bachmier, Daryl Cole, Leah Darling, Rick Eluek, George Freeman, Don Fregren, James Giacchetta, Don Gundlock, Larry J. Horseman, Brad Jackle, Roger & Lois Johnson, Jim Klinger, Merv Kopperud, Wil Krebs, David Larson, Cori Lausen, Manyberries Café, Sue McAdam, Dale Miner, Randy Mooi, Dave Moyles, Raymond Pearson, Elmore Peterson, Jim Potter, Bob Rafuse, Lew Ramstead, Tom Sadler, Gary Stewart, Michael Tomyn, Albert Webster, Karen Wiebe, Keith Wilson, James Wohl, and Ed Wolf.
We thank Candice Andersson, Tara Cessford,
Marielle McCrum, Brad Necyk, Sana Vahidy, and Andrew Wong for sample
preparation, Chris Dyte for sample preparation, computer program creation and
GIS mapping.