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The Bateleurs and their Aircraft: A Salute to the Cessna, the backbone of Bateleurs missions
When it comes to aviation, Cessna is a name that resonates universally among aviators.
Nov 13, 2024


Raptor Monitoring and Rehabilitation in the Northern Cape
Author: Ronelle Visagie, Endangered Wildlife Trust I am Ronelle Visagie, serving as a dedicated Field Officer for the Endangered Wildlife...
Feb 6, 2024


African Wild Dog Relocation: Karingani Game Reserve to Welgevonden Game Reserve
Author: Cole Edwards, EWT: Manager of the Carnivore Range Expansion Project The Endangerered Wildlife Trust initiated the Wild Dog Range...
Oct 24, 2023


Relocation of Two Lionesses from Mount Camdeboo to Babanango Game Reserve
In a remarkable conservation effort, the lionesses Nora and Kibibi from Mount Camdeboo Private Game Reserve have been successfully...
Oct 24, 2023


EWT Aerial Survey of Breeding Sites of Vultures in Kruger National Park
The Greater Kruger National Park has faced a significant threat to its wildlife, particularly vultures and other raptors, due to a series...
Oct 18, 2023


Rescue and Recovery: The Remarkable Journey of Odi the Pangolin
This week, Odi, a pangolin in critical need of medical attention from Khamab Game Reserve in the NW Province, was successfully rescued by...
Oct 10, 2023


Bateleurs De Hoop MPA Reconnaissance Flight
Author: Keith Spencer, Cape Nature Marine and Coast Specialist | Specialist Biodiversity: Conservation Operations On the 23rd of August...
Oct 5, 2023


Aerial support crucial for rhino anti-poaching efforts
Aerial support is crucial for rhino anti-poaching efforts, serving multiple key roles. Aerial patrols provide efficient surveillance and...
Oct 4, 2023


EWT Blue Crane aerial surveys in the Western Cape and Karoo, September 2023
The African Crane Conservation Programme (ACCP), a partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust and the International Crane Foundation,...
Oct 3, 2023


Limpopo Pilot Call Up Trip and Spreading The Bateleurs Mission
The Hoedspruit road trip and presentation in September proved to be an extraordinary event, drawing an enthusiastic and capacity crowd,...
Sep 26, 2023


Western Cape Pilot Call Up Trip and Spreading The Bateleurs Mission
We are absolutely delighted to share the incredible success of our recent journey to the Western Cape. Our visit was met with warm...
Jul 30, 2023


AFRICAN WILD DOGS RETURN TO MALAWI
On 27 July 2021, 14 African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) were translocated successfully from South Africa and Mozambique to Liwonde National...
Jul 30, 2021

Pilot Ryan Beeton – Why I Fly For The Bateleurs
Who knew that wild dogs could make a cockpit smell so terrible? Or that three large male lions loaded into a Cessna would cause the plane...
Nov 5, 2020


Phinda Rhino Dehorning Mission
Images courtesy of Howard Cleland. On the descent into my first arrival circuit, I had a sighting of a big pod of hippos – and once all...
Sep 23, 2020


Steve’s Wildlife Management Aviation – The Tembe Elephants
Having spent two days of hard but exciting work, in a very successful 29 rhinos de-horning operation at Phinda Game Reserve, Zululand,...
Sep 16, 2020


Thank you to our extraordinary Bateleurs Pilots!
“Success is achieved by ordinary people with extraordinary determination”. It was a special moment for me when I had the opportunity to...
Dec 31, 2019


Update Gorongosa Wild Dogs: Why Do We Do What We Do?
Not only do we fly for conservation and the environment but the impact of our flights is of the utmost importance. Thus the rewarding...
Dec 14, 2019


ALL CREATURES – WE FLY THEM! RESCUING TWO AFRICAN CLAWLESS OTTER CUBS
Two orphaned African clawless otter cubs, also known as Cape clawless otters, were flown to Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital in...
Nov 14, 2019


Second Relocation Of Wild Dogs To Gorongosa
Following the successful translocation of a pack of Wild Dogs to Gorongosa National Park during 2018 and 28 pups later, the team is doing...
Oct 31, 2019
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