Category: Focus: Wildlife
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Taking Flight for Colorado’s Historic Wolf Reintroduction
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Colorado Wolf Transport FAQ
What is LightHawk’s role in the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado? LightHawk is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization that accelerates conservation initiatives through aviation. LightHawk volunteer pilots donate their time, aircraft, and resources to transport gray wolves from an airport near their capture location to an airport in Colorado where Colorado Parks & Wildlife…
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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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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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LightHawk Flies 3 Endangered Mexican Wolves
LightHawk flew three endangered Mexican Wolves between the Midwest and New Mexico to help enrich the species’ gene pool and reintroduction efforts.