| | Adam Asquith entomologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kauai, Hawaii |
| | David Bender botanist National Tropical Botanical Garden |
| * | Marlin Bowles plant conservation biologist Morton Arboretum, Illinois |
| * | Peter Bryant professor of developmental and cell biology University of California, Irvine |
| * | Marsha Karle public affairs office Yellowstone National Park |
| * | Sumner Matteson avian ecologist Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, Wisconsin |
| * | Cheryl Matthews public affairs office Yellowstone National Park |
| * | Lisa Marie Meffert research assistant professor department of biology and biochemistry, University of Houston, Texas |
| | Gary Ray Center for Plant Conservation, Bishop Museum, Honolulu |
| | Bruce Stein Association for Biodiversity Information |
| * | Craig Stockwell ecologist Savannah River Ecological Laboratory, University of Georgia |
| | Donald Waller department of botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| * | Adrian Wydeven mammalian ecologist Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| | * denotes factchecker |