Becoming a Wildlife Pilot with Denise Joi

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 8 October 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Denise Joi is a wildlife pilot and conservationist who’s taken her passion for the outdoors to the skies. Denise works alongside biologists to research, survey, and transport species in an effort to protect biodiversity. Her job is incredibly challenging and takes a lot of planning. But for Denise, it is beyond worth it.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. I'm thrilled to share that Camp Monsters, the spine-chilling
0:08.1	podcast from REI Co-op Studios is back for season six.
0:13.0	Camp monsters dives into eerie encounters
0:16.1	with creatures lurking in the wildest corners of North America.
0:20.5	This season, they're exploring mysterious spots like the shadowy woods of Wisconsin, the
0:26.4	haunted rivers of the southwest, and more.
0:29.6	It's the perfect podcast to set the mood for spooky season. So grab some friends, gather around the
0:36.1	fire, and tune into camp monsters wherever you listen to podcasts. Cass. So I used to tell people that I started flying because I took a lesson when I was 17 or 18 and I got hooked and I just couldn't stop thinking about it And it was actually a lie.
1:05.7	I actually started thinking about flying when I was eight. We didn't have much growing up, you know, so nature was my playground.
1:24.4	It was my solace.
1:29.6	That's a clip from fight or flight,
1:31.7	a short film about Denise Joy.
1:34.5	Denise is a pilot and conservationist
1:36.8	who's carved out a career for herself as a wildlife pilot.
1:40.6	It's a job I didn't even know existed.
1:43.0	Wildlife pilots work closely with biologists to support research, survey and transport species,
1:49.0	and preserve biodiversity.
1:51.0	When Denise flies, she has to get as close to the ground as possible, avoiding obstacles
1:56.6	like power lines and towers. Her job is incredibly challenging and takes a lot of planning.
2:03.0	But for Denise, it is beyond worth it.
2:07.0	I'm Shelby Stanger, and this is wild ideas worth living.
2:10.0	An REI co-op studios production brought to you by Capital One.
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