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Pilot View: Flying Gray Wolves to Colorado for a Historic Reintroduction
LightHawk CEO Jim Becker helps Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff unload a gray wolf following its flight to Colorado, part of the state’s historic effort to return the species to the wild. Photo by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. A Wolf Transport Mission – The Pilot’s Perspective Mission Planning The mission was to transport 15 gray…
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15 Wolves. Three Flights. One Historic Return to Colorado.
An endangered gray wolf looks back after being released into the Colorado backcountry. Photo by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. In early January, LightHawk volunteer pilots once again took to the skies in support of a historic conservation effort, transporting gray wolves to Colorado as part of the state’s voter-mandated reintroduction program. For the second time,…
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2024: A Year in Flight
Taking time to reflect on 2024’s accomplishments From wildlife transports to landscape-scale conservation, 2024 was a year of impact from above. Here’s a look at LightHawk by the numbers. 187 Total Flights LightHawk volunteer pilots flew 187 flights over the year. This is an increase in 40 flights over our 2023 total. It also averages…
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Meet Myrtle: One Abalone with a Big Role in Recovery
Myrtle is no ordinary LightHawk passenger. She is one of just 10 wild-origin white abalone living in captivity, making her an important part of the effort to save the species. LightHawk volunteer pilot Michael Baum flew Myrtle from Long Beach to UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, where she joined the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program.…
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On The Wing News – Fall 2024
Watershed Conservation At LightHawk, we know that the future of our watersheds is closely connected to the health of our ecosystems, communities, and cultural heritage. Every flight we take is a step toward safeguarding these precious resources, and we’re proud to be part of the important work happening across the country to protect them. In…