Category: Content
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Taking Flight for Colorado’s Historic Wolf Reintroduction
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A Wolf Story – Saving a Species Up Close
A first hand account of a LightHawk transport of endangered Mexican wolves.
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Webinar Recording: Capturing Perspective With Aerial Video
On July 22, 2020, LightHawk hosted a webinar on how to capture video from a small aircraft and use that video for conservation communications and monitoring. Aerial video footage is a powerful tool for connecting with supporters and community members at a distance via social and other media, as well as a way to collect…
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Operation Abalone: Nearly 5,000 Take Flight
Nearly 5,000 endangered white abalone take flight on an important step toward returning to the wild. Raised by Bodega Marine Lab and NOAA partners, the abalone were transported by LightHawk volunteer pilot John Baker to Southern California, where The Bay Foundation will prepare them for release into coastal kelp forests. Credit: John Baker/LightHawk. Once abundant…
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Conservation FLYer February, 2020: A Dangerous Road
Silverbell Mountains in Ironwood Forest National Monument. The proposed I-11 corridor would be built directly adjacent to Saguaro National Park and Ironwood Forest National Monument, directly affecting wildlife corridors between these protected areas. Photo Credit: Lee Pagni/LightHawk. What Happened: A proposed 280-mile highway in southern Arizona will cut through ecological wonders of the Sonoran Desert.…