Using General Aviation to Protect Endangered Species

Organization raising money for an anti-poacher airplane.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET

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Zach Vasile

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Key Takeaways:

Elephants, Rhino & People (ERP.ngo) utilizes general aviation airplanes for anti-poaching and wildlife monitoring efforts in South Africa.
The organization is launching a "Signature Campaign" at EAA AirVenture, aiming to raise funds for a second CubCrafters NX Cub aircraft through donations from 500 pilots.
These aircraft are equipped with radio tracking and infrared cameras to protect endangered rhinos and elephants, which are being lost at an alarming rate to poaching.
Donors contributing to the campaign will become ERP Air Wing Aviators, have their names affixed to the aircraft, and may later be invited to Namibia to witness the conservation work firsthand.

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When it comes to curbing poaching activity in South Africa, one of the most useful tools is a small general aviation airplane.

Leaders at Atlanta-based Elephants, Rhino & People (ERP.ngo) can tell you all about it next month at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The organization will be at the show for the first time, and to celebrate, it has launched a campaign to fund its second airplane, a CubCrafters NX Cub to be used for anti-poaching and herd monitoring flights in South Africa.