Acknowledgements

Editors:
Debra C Bourne (WIN) and Suzanne I Boardman (WIN)

• Dr Virginia Pierce, (International Alliance of Oiled Wildlife Responders), who has not only reviewed the entire volume but has also helped with many queries. Any remaining errors are the sole responsibility of the editors.
• Steve Benn (English Nature) who reviewed the UK/London-specific information, particularly in the Contingency Planning section; Alison Giacomelli (RSPB) and Louise Wells (LWT) who kindly reviewed the River Thames Wildlife section, and Sarah Scarth, who kindly reviewed the section on Oil Spill Teamwork and Command Structure.
• Dr Heidi Stout (Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc.), for answering a number of queries on practical points.
• Richard Norman, RSPCA Photolibrary, RSPB Images, Nikki Strickland, Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc. and The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) for kindly allowing us to use their images to illustrate this volume.
• International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), London Biodiversity Partnership, Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association & International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN), South Devon Seabird Trust, and US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for the many documents which have been added to the Wildpro Electronic Library specifically for this volume. We hope this Wildpro volume will help to make the documents and important work of these organisations more widely accessible.
• Catherine Berg (FWS); Amanda Bradbury (WWT); Barbara Callahan (IBRRC); Richard Bullock (WWT); Curt Clumpner (IBRRC); Matt Davies (GIGL - LWT); Jonathan Ducker, Jan Hewlett, Toni Scarr and all in the Thames Estuary Partnership Biodiversity Action Group; Pete Escherich (FWS); Kate Grinter (RSPB); Jay Holcomb (IBRRC); Erica Miller (Tri-State); William Moreno (LBP); Beck Murray (RSPCA); Mary Norden (British Waterways); Ian Reach (English Nature); Catherine Savage (NWHC); Mike Short; Kate Tanner (RSPB); Steve Taylor (PLA); Tim Thomas (RSPCA); Erna Walraven; Louise Wells (LWT); Mike Zicchardi (OWCN) and anyone else who has provided information for this volume, as well as all the oiled wildlife response professionals who have taught the editors more about the theory and practice of oiled wildlife response.