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Bassair Aviation, Pretoria. South Africa.
All photographs © Jon Davison September 1st - 6th 2007. Back to main page


Bassair Aviation
Wonderboom Airport
Pretoria
South Africa
<http://www.bassair.co.za>

Bassair is owned and operated by John Bassi, who has been involved with the protection of wildlife since the early 1980's when he bought his first Robinson R22. Bassair offers wildlife darting and mass capture services (with wildlife vet, Doctor Charlotte Moueix), aerial census and survey.
These images depict various darting sorties near Kroonstad and Bethlehem, in the Free State.

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John approaching an Eland


Eland


Charlotte Darting from the R22


Waterbuck


Another photo sortie; John Bassi & Jon Davison
in Romeo Uniform Lima






L: Charlotte loading darts in the field
R: Elise de Villiers (the Magnum chick)




Grateful thanks to;
Bassair Aviation, Pretoria; John Bassi, Charlotte Moueix, and Elise de Villiers.
Lechwe Lodge, Kroonstad;
Sarel and Tiaan Wessels, Jakobus de Vet.



 



Red Hartbeest


John Bassi & Charlotte Moueix


John down low chasing Black Wildebeest


Waterbuck


Charlotte, darting an Antelope at low level


Game capture ground handlers with Lechwes


RUL touches down at the end of a normal
0500 to 1800 day.




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