William (Bill) Lishman M.S.M., L,L,D. (hon) is a world renowned inventor and artist in many media. His works include award-winning documentary films and numerous works of public art, including an 86 foot tall sculpture for expo 86 in Vancouver and Canada’s largest salmon sculpture in Cambellton NB
His best selling autobiography inspired the Columbia Pictures hit film Fly Away Home. as well as the Jaques Perrin feature film The Winged Migration.
Bill was a pioneer in ultralight aviation and initiated the use of ultralight aircraft in establishing new migration routes for precocial birds.
He is cofounder and chair emeritus of Operation Migration which has played the key role in establishing a back up flock of endangered Whooping cranes.
Bill has received numerous awards including the Odyssey of the Mind's prestigious Creativity Award, The Canadian Meritorious Service Medal, the US National Wildlife Federation Conservation award. and two honorary doctorates