Bateleurs.org.za
Title
Bateleurs - Flying for the environment
Description
Run by volunteers, the Section 21 company provides a co-ordination function, assessing the needs of environmental situations and organising flights over the area in question as and when needed. Personal and aircraft time is donated by members and sponsorship provides finance for fuel and oil.
From their preferred flight altitude Bateleur Eagles see every little detail on the ground and are quick to pick out anything new. From the air one sees things that are completely hidden at ground level. Airborne pilots, like eagles, are all-seeing and have the opportunity to readily report anything amiss within their ranges. Many of the malpractices of land use in Africa leave scars that are visible from the air: patches cleared from forests; silting of beaches and lakes; erosion of the soil layer; and elephant carcasses left by poachers. 'The Bateleurs' is a service offered by dedicated flying people to help halt these malpractices - by reporting them, by showing them to the right people who can do something about them, or simply by offering to fly missions for other NGOs and individuals deeply concerned with wildlife and wilderness.
The Bateleurs were inspired by LightHawk in America who have been flying environmental mission for the past 20 years and who have encouraged us to start our own organisation in Africa. We whole-heartedly endorse LightHawk's statement:
Additional Information
Domain Resolution
This domain resolves to the following IP addresses:
- Ngo
- Non Profit Organization
- Nonprofit Organisation
- Section 21
- Nature Conservation
- Nature Conservancy
- Environmental Organizations
- Environmental Campaigns
- Nongovernmental Organization
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Environmental Education
- Wildlife Conservation
- International Organization
- Volunteer Pilots
- Pilots
- Needed
- Non-profit Organization