UNESCO monitors are in Fort Chipewyan, Alta., to hear first hand from First Nations and Metis peoples how low water levels are threatening Wood Buffalo National Park's fragile ecosystem and whether the park should be classified as threatened. Land users say they've noticed changes in water levels and fear the world's largest inland delta is disappearing. The whole delta is going to dry out," said Steve Courtoreille, chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation. Chief Steve Courtoreille fears water levels will get so low in Wood Buffalo National Park, it will end his people’s traditional way of life. Wood Buffalo National Park was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1983.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2016 14:03 UTC