AFRICA · AVIATION · FOUNDING 2026
Sentinel Wildlife Foundation

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.
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.
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.

PREVIEW · SAMPLE SECTOR · UTC --:--:--
NGULIA HILLS
YATTA PLATEAU
GALANA RIVER
TSAVO EAST NP
03°22’S 038°48’E
SECTOR / TSAVO-EAST-04
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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
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Priority sectors patrolled in the last 24 hours - placeholder until real ops data exists.
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.
Give once
Partnership
$1K+
Sortie Sponsor
Start a sponsor conversation for aircraft operations, reporting, and larger gifts.
Become a partner
Partnerships forming · names appear with executed agreements