Africa Airborne Conservation (AAC) is a registered charity and was founded in 2019 to preserve, conserve, protect and improve the physical and natural habitats of species in Africa at risk of extinction, particularly the Lycaon Pictus, the African Wild Dog by furthering education through research and understanding of species at risk of extinction.
Our aim is to achieve this by using a unique UAV called the 'Painted Wolf'. Our UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is designed and made for Africa, constructed from commonly available low cost materials, low operating costs, good lift capabilities, long endurance and is simple to operate and maintain.
The UAV will be fitted with a day camera and heat sensitive camera for use at night to help record the behaviour patterns of the African Wild Dog and other species which are at risk or are otherwise difficult to locate in remote areas. The use of more sophisticated technology such as LIDAR and Hyperspectral Imaging to produce habitat maps showing the health of tree and bush cover and water distribution will be undertaken. These data gathering operations will empower and allow environmental analysts to provide much more accurate data for better land management to further local conservation and preservation efforts.
AAC is also working with other organisations on projects to further the capabilities of Wild Life Preservation and Conservation in fields such as animal migration, sea habitat and inshore waters health.
With the help of our supporters and the Painted Wolf's low manufacturing cost we hope to be able to gift these UAV's and their ground control stations to National Parks and Game Reserves across Africa.