Who knew that wild dogs could make a cockpit smell so terrible? Or that three large male lions loaded into a Cessna would cause the plane tail to collapse? Or that a Bat Hawk could fly with a bullet hole in its wing, without the pilot noticing? But...
Having spent two days of hard but exciting work, in a very successful 29 rhinos de-horning operation at Phinda Game Reserve, Zululand, the time came, to put the combined aviation and ground āForcesā to work, in an elephant searching operation....
On the descent into my first arrival circuit, I had a sighting of a big pod of hippos ā and once all tied down and covered up, I was greeted by the Phinda ATC ā well kinda, as these fellows are a resident herd and seen in/around the airfield daily....
All creatures big and small, young and old, land and water - we fly them! Two orphaned African clawless otter cubs, also known as Cape clawless otters, were flown to Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital in two separate flights. Pilot Raymond...
Not only do we fly for conservation and the environment but the impact of our flights is of the utmost importance. Thus the rewarding sight of the 15 Wild Dogs flown to Gorongosa National Park being released, is what makes us tick. 15 Wild Dogs (9...
"Success is achieved by ordinary people with extraordinary determination". It was a special moment for me when I had the opportunity to thank some of our extraordinary pilots, not just on behalf of the Bateleurs but also on behalf of Wildlifevets...