Richard van Heuvelen
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Richard van Heuvelen has been an Operation Migration (OM) ultralight pilot since 2002. He also led the ground crew for the 2001 migration and filled in as back-up pilot. A Canadian, Richard has four daughters: Megan, Sara, Katie and Jessie. Richard is more than a pilot. Team leader Joe Duff says of Richard: "If anything is broken Richard can fix it, and if it doesn't exist he can create it." When he's not flying or training the birds, Richard works as a very talented metal sculptor. Out of solid steel he creates life-like sculpture—including Whooping cranes and other wildlife. Joe Duff adds, "If he were not trying to safeguard an endangered species, he would likely be a famous artist and far richer." That's the power of Whooping cranes!
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