Dene First Nation youth jumps among rocks after participating in a Conservancy sponsored trip on the Thelon River in northern Canada. The Nature Conservancy’s lead scientist Sanjayan and Canada program director Dr. Richard Jeo went on an expedition through one of Canada’s most pristine areas with young members of the Dene First Nation. They traveled by canoe along the Thelon River ending in North America’s largest and most remote wildlife refuge, the Thelon Game Sanctuary. © Ami Vitale

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