OREANDA-NEWS. Environmental Protection Ministry of Yakutia Republic of Russia expressed their gratitude to Volga-Dnepr Airlines for transportation of bisons from Edmonton (Canada) to Yakutsk (Russia).

Special words were addressed to IL-76TD-90VD crew who performed the flight. “Thanks for the successful and professional work you performed for us delivering bisons from Canada to Yakutia”, — noted Vladimir Grigoryev, Minister of Environmental Protection of Yakutia Republic in his letter of gratitude.

The bisons were delivered to their historical homeland under breeding program. All the animals felt good in course of the flight and afterwards.