Whooping Crane Fieldwork, Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada

Images from the first helicopter flight around WBNP for the AMASS project’s aerial images of endangered Whooping Cranes.

Hay River – Dr Bondar flashes the Rosette logo of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society [RCGS]

The Foundation Chair Patterson buckles up

Up to the door + ready to launch — Up to the door and ready to launch

Yesss! On Board

Final camera check as heli pilot Sarah Blancher counts down

Heli pilot Sarah Blancher supervises the refueling

Dr Bondar with Jean Morin at refuelling depot — Dr. Bondar with Jean Morin at refuelling depot

Dr Bondar at work in the air — Dr. Bondar at work in the air

Fort Smith traffic sign in Cree, Chipewyan (Na-Dené), English, and French

Welcome to Traditional Territory of Salt River First Nation Banners at 4 corners in Fort Smith

The salt plains of WBNP

Roberta chats with (L-R) John Conklin, Wildlife Technician, Canadian Wildlife Service [CWS], and pilots, Sarah and Felix, at Fort Smith airport

A winding dried-up stream bed with salt on its surface because of evaporation of water from the salty wetland

WBNP Wetlands

The Foundation displays RCGS support in searching for Whooping Cranes with CWS and Parks Canada

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