AFRICA · AVIATION · FOUNDING 2026

Eyes above. Guardians below.

Sentinel Wildlife Foundation is being built to support aerial wildlife protection, anti-poaching operations, and the rangers who defend Africa’s wild places—through aviation support, trusted partnerships, and direct field assistance.

Field video · founder footage
N 03°22’ · E 038°48’
FOUNDATION · PREVIEW
2026
Launch year
Sentinel Wildlife Foundation is forming its first public programs.
17k+hrs
Founder cockpit time
Richard Love’s professional aviation depth behind the mission.
0
Families enrolled
Honest starting count; enrollments will be listed as assistance begins.
Independent audit
Financial statements here once the first fiscal year closes.
Our mission

Supporting conservation from the air—strengthening the people and operations protecting endangered wildlife on the ground.

We are building partnerships, aviation resources, and field assistance alongside organizations already making a difference in some of the world’s most threatened wild landscapes.

Our storyAnnual report · forthcoming
Aerial support
Aircraft readiness, surveillance, and operational aviation assistance for conservation partners.
Anti-poaching alignment
Supporting ranger teams and field protection where partners invite collaboration.
Ranger families
Standing with families affected by loss or serious injury in the line of duty.
Conservation partnerships
Working with trusted organizations across Africa—not claiming credit for work we have not done.
Four pillars
01
Aerial support
Helping provide aircraft readiness, surveillance capability, and operational aviation support for conservation partners.
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Anti-poaching alignment
Supporting the field teams and rangers protecting wildlife on the ground—where partners invite collaboration.
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Ranger families
Standing behind families affected by the loss or injury of wildlife rangers in the line of duty.
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Partnerships
Working alongside trusted organizations already making a difference in Africa’s threatened wild landscapes.
FIELD · AFRICA · FOUNDER PHOTOGRAPHY
Elephant · conservation landscape
From the field

“Aircraft change what is possible in vast country—whether monitoring elephant movement, deterring poaching, or getting eyes where roads do not go. Sentinel exists to put that capability in service of the teams who actually hold the line.”

RL
Richard Love
Founder · Sentinel Wildlife Foundation
Operations · preview

The kind of dashboard we aim to publish.

Sentinel is new: there is no live fleet feed yet. This layout shows how we plan to report sorties, coverage, and coordination with partner teams once programs are underway—because trust is built in the open.

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NGULIA HILLS
YATTA PLATEAU
GALANA RIVER
TSAVO EAST NP
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Hours airborne · example day
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Future readout: coordinated aircraft and partner ground teams.
Aircraft & partners
Fleet TBD
Registrations announced with executed agreements
preview
Coverage · example
%
Priority sectors patrolled in the last 24 hours—placeholder until real ops data exists.
Honor · ranger family assistance

When a ranger gives their life, their family should not face the aftermath alone.

Sentinel Wildlife Foundation is building a fund for education, healthcare, and stipend support for families of wildlife rangers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty—starting where partner organizations and local law allow. No enrollments are claimed yet; the counter on this page reads zero on purpose.

“They stood the line for animals that cannot speak. We will stand for the people they left behind.”
— Sentinel program intent
Program forming
Family enrollments
Opening with first verified partners
Status
Criteria & partners forthcoming
Transparency
Named only with family consent
Planned · not yet active
Impact · program targets

Numbers we will publish when they are real.

Patrol & support hours
Program metrics will be published once field partnerships and sorties are underway.
first season
Ranger family grants
Enrollment criteria and disbursements will be listed transparently as the fund activates.
building
0
Families enrolled
Honest count at launch; the first enrollments will appear here with partner verification.
today
100%
Program-first allocation goal
We aim to push every donated dollar toward field programs and family support as soon as operations allow.
intent
Support · how you can stand with us

Three ways to keep the watch.

Sentinel is funded entirely by individuals, foundations and corporate partners. There are no government appropriations and no advertising.

One-time
$120
Hour of Watch
Funds one hour of aerial patrol over an active corridor — fuel, maintenance and crew.
Partnership
$10K+
Sortie Sponsor
Underwrite a full month of operations for one aircraft, with quarterly impact reports.
Partnerships forming · names appear with executed agreements