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Flying for the Environment

Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
Length: 00:01:32

In the skies above South Africa, a group of 124 pilots combine their love of flying with a passion for nature by volunteering for environmental missions. They're called "The Bateleurs." Read the full description.
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Default-piece-image-2 Sometimes we benefit from a bird's eye view. In the skies above South Africa, a group of 124 pilots combine their love of flying with a passion for nature by volunteering for environmental missions. They're called "The Bateleurs." The volunteer pilots help conservationists monitor what's happening in rugged areas that are inaccessible to motor vehicles...

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Sometimes we benefit from a bird's eye view. In the skies above South Africa, a group of 124 pilots combine their love of flying with a passion for nature by volunteering for environmental missions. They're called "The Bateleurs." The volunteer pilots help conservationists monitor what's happening in rugged areas that are inaccessible to motor vehicles...

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