Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP) uses a CubCrafters NXCub to patrol Southern African in search of poachers. [Credit: ERP]
Key Takeaways:
Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP), a conservation nonprofit, is seeking public donations to expand its Air Wing, which uses a CubCrafters NXCub for aerial surveillance to protect endangered elephants and rhinos from poaching in Southern Africa.
Group Elephant has offered a $250,000 matching challenge grant, which will double all donations if ERP meets its fundraising goal by February 28, 2026, directly supporting these vital anti-poaching and herd monitoring efforts.
Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP), a nonprofit conservation group that uses a CubCrafters NXCub to patrol in Southern Africa, is asking for the public’s help to grow its Air Wing.
If ERP can raise $250,000 by the end of February, Group Elephant, a multinational services and software firm, has offered a matching challenge grant to help the organization meet its goal.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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