Category: Focus: Wildlife
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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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Meet Myrtle: One Abalone with a Big Role in Recovery
Flying above Southern California during the trip to Bodega Marine Lab. Photo by Nora Joy Frank. With Myrtle tucked safely in a cooler, LightHawk volunteer pilot Michael Baum handles the flight to get her to her destination. Photo by Nora Joy Frank. Myrtle is one of 10 total wild origin white abalone in captivity. Photo…
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Small Passengers, Big Stakes for Mexican Wolves
In early May, LightHawk once again took part in one of North America’s most remarkable species recovery efforts, flying Mexican wolf pups for cross-fostering into wild dens. Mexican wolves came perilously close to disappearing from the wild in the United States and Mexico. Their recovery began with a captive breeding program founded with just seven…
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Bringing Bobwhite Quail Back to Pennsylvania
In March, several masked bobwhite quail took an important step toward returning to the wild, traveling flight from Florida to Pennsylvania for release. LightHawl Volunteer pilot Benjamin Cohen, joined by his son Casey, transported the birds in his Beechcraft Bonanza, where Pennsylvania Game Commission officials met them for the final journey to their release site.…
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On The Wing News – Winter 2024
Solutions from the Sky Expanding Wildlife Conservation Welcome to the first edition of On the Wing, LightHawk’s quarterly newsletter, highlighting our growing conservation work. In this issue, we look at LightHawk’s wildlife program, where our unique aviation capabilities are playing a vital role in preventing endangered species, like California condors, Bobwhite quail, black-footed ferrets, whooping…