Beyond Journal Blog

Renate Buchner

Klaserie Chronicle Magazine • 5th November 2024

Helicopter Patrols Serve To Deter Poacher

Cloudless skies, more than ten kilometers of visibility, low humidity, and a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius at Hoedspruit Airport in South Africa made the weather forecast look good for a door-off helicopter patrol flight over a reserve that is part of the Greater Kruger in South Africa’s Limpopo province.

Renate Buchner

Klaserie Chronicle Magazine • 5th November 2024

K9 experience

Shortly after passing through the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve’s (KPNR) entrance gate, an elephant walked beside the car, his massive weight cracking the branches. He appeared serene as he was plucking leaves with his trunk. His eyes reflected a kind and intelligent nature.

Stephen Leonardi | Pexel

Reedsy • 30th October 2024

A Day of Resilience

It enchanted me to watch the yellow, red, orange, and brown leaves dancing in the wind; I turned 360 degrees; arms wide open.

Is it that long ago since I walked down this alley?

The American Elm, the most prevalent tree in this alley, has a strong, unpleasant scent when it's green, but today's fall leaf hardly smelled at all—or so I thought.

Luizclas | Pexel

Reedsy • 19th September 2024

When The Moon Shines Brightest

There is a disturbing mumbling, the words unintelligible; he presses his hands against his ears; his upper body moves up and down. A woman's scream echoes through the night sky covered with bright stars.

He took his hands away from his ears and slowly sat up. People from the village rushed up to him, some storming into the barely furnished house. Shortly after, he heard a high-pitched scream—but not from the woman before. The screaming turned into crying and lamenting.

Coppertist WU | Pexel

Reedsy • 12th September 2024

Angie's all about baby dragons – A Drama Short Story

The woman with the remarkably long silvery hair who always suits up for events like today's rubs her fingertips gently over the paper. She doesn't smile often, but as she finished the last sentence of the manuscript late at night, the corners of her mouth turned up. She squinted slightly when the first rays of sunshine appeared and the outline of her human-sized figure, Athena, moved across her creation. A positive omen?

Kaprun

Reedsy • 27th April 2024

The Sigmund-Thun-Gorge

He tilts his head slightly to the side and places his hand against the shell of his ear, but the thundering water drowns out the voice of the man standing opposite him. He gives a hand gesture, indicating a different direction. The other man nods and follows him over the crudely constructed wooden bridge, trembling and shivering as he holds on to the ropes that act as rails. The dampness that soaked the bridge's wooden slats rendered them soggy and each step felt like a passageway on a ship.

Allen Press

26th March 2024

Do you wonder why rhinos were relocated by helicopter?

Rhinos blindfolded and suspended upside-down by their ankles from a helicopter, these images evoke amazement and often awe; I frequently encountered arguments such as, "That must be painful" or "Why is the rhino not transported on the ground?"

Zac Woonsam

Helicopter Life Magazine • 24th March 2024

STEM education through Aviation

Parents from lower socioeconomic origins face significant challenges; the students' ambition is more to survive quote to earn money instead of pursuing a career with opportunities. Parents want to give their children the best possible future but cannot afford to develop their children's skills.

I've heard, read, and talked from and with various professional areas, particularly aviation, that talent is needed to safeguard the future, and the development of human resources.