Following the successful translocation of a pack of Wild Dogs to Gorongosa National Park during 2018 and 28 pups later, the team is doing it again. Pilots Raymond Steyn and Tim Webster (Pilatus PC-12 Centre Southern Africa) are on their way to...
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Simba, saved from a life of torment
Simba, the quintessence of King Mufasa with his majestic head and mane, was the recipient of ruthless human greed for the first 11 years of his life. Simba was bred in captivity on a lion farm and became a target for international trophy hunters...
Two penguins and a fur seal
Thank you Bateleurs pilot Donavan Bailey for flying two penguins, Groot and Indigo, to Port Elizabeth and for providing Napa, a Fur Seal, with a return flight to Durban. From uShaka Marine World to Bayworld Oceanarium PE.
Bateleurs pilot Jaco Scheepers to the rescue
Bateleurs pilot Jaco Scheepers to the rescue. Jaco will be flying this little orphaned elephant to Hoedspruit as soon as the paperwork is in place. Thank you, Jaco and Martin den Dunnen for the use of your aircraft.
Maintaining a healthy lion population through genetic diversity
Two Bateleurs pilots, two Cessna Caravans, two flights, two lions each, one vet and one Bateleurs Manager. That is how we translocated four lions from Limpopo to Kaingo Game Reserve and uMkhuze Game Reserve respectively. Improving genetic diversity...
Lack of suitable habitat a major threat to leopard conservation
The lack of suitable habitat is the main issue facing leopard conservation in South Africa. The encroachment of the human population has resulted in the formation of a number of leopard “strongholds”. Due to densities in these pockets, they are not...