FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. Parks Canada has announced $59.9 million over the next three years to fund Wood Buffalo National Park conservation efforts. In a Monday press release, Parks Canada said the funding will go towards “strengthening park management in collaboration with Indigenous partners,” as well as researching, monitoring and managing of the Peace-Athabasca Delta - which has seen receding water levels for years. Before this announcement, the federal government pledged $27.5 million in funding over five years to design and implement a conservation plan for Wood Buffalo National Park. Monday s funding announcement comes at the same time as Parks Canada submits the national park s state of conservation report to UNESCO, almost one month behind schedule. The date on the report does not reflect the late submission.