Flying Tails

12/21/2025

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12/20/2025

We flew seven bear cubs in 2025, including this one.
Thanks for the shout out California Fish and Wildlife!

12/19/2025

2025 was a very busy year for our Cessna 182. Add half a dozen aircraft and volunteer pilots and we moved a lot of animals.
2026 is going to be even better!

12/02/2025

Popular aviation host Max Trescott talks about Flying Tails, airplanes and animals on our first podcast!

406 Flying Tails: Ken Wayne’s Amazing Animal Rescue Flights with Bears, Eagles & Wildlife Max talks with former KTVU 2 and KRON 4 anchor Ken Wayne, founder of Flying Tails, about his extraordinary animal rescue flights involving bear cubs, bald eagles, coyotes, and dozens of shelter animals across...

12/01/2025

Watch the first episode of Flying Tails animal rescue on the free PBS app.

Flying Tails rescues at-risk pets and wildlife by air, showing how fast flights save animals.

12/01/2025

The tastiest organic jams ever!
Lala's Jams of Petaluma is putting together holiday gift boxes with a Flying Tails twist: a chocolaty bear paw included! Ready to ship anywhere.
Go to Lalasjams.com or call 707-773-1083.
Part of the proceeds go to the Flying Tails non-profit.

11/27/2025

Reasons to be thankful...

Our good friend Brett Barker just gave us this beautiful painting he created representing what Flying Tails is all about. If you look closely, you'll see connections to our flights, and our story.

Carole and I are standing next to the plane in a beautiful mountain setting as some of the animals we've flown walk away.

Right by the plane is Mango, the little dog we rescued in Mexico and the inspiration for Flying Tails. There's a halo over his head and Brett says the light above is coming from heaven.

There are two bear cubs next, along with other animals we've flown including a bobcat and our favorite goat Patches.

At the front of the line is Stevie Licks, our current mischievous mutt, followed by our elderly and cranky black cat Bigs.

They're all walking toward the Flying Tails sign above a stream of fresh water.

Watching over all this is a Bald Eagle, one of the most emotional rescues we've done.

And peering from the airplane door is a mountain lion, an animal we have yet to fly.

We're thankful to Brett and his wife Deb for the painting and their friendship. We're thankful to be able to do what we do to save animals. We're thankful for the support we get to keep going. We're thankful to PBS for carrying our show, for the animal professionals who work so hard to care for the animals we fly, and for the volunteer pilots who donate their time and aircraft.

Special thanks to my amazing Board of Directors: Doris Duncan, Lou Rivas, Shirley Zindler and Geoffrey Peters.

And of course, Carole.

We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Give your animal companion a special hug from me. 🙂

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/27/2025

The reviews from the Flying Tails PBS show are in:

"Wow! Wow! Wow!
Absolutely phenomenal! Great production! So proud!"

“Watching your PBS special with friends in Reno.
Great show!”

"It's sooo good you guys!!! Making me want to cry😩"

Watch now in the PBS app.

https://www.pbs.org/video/flying-tails-animal-rescue-xbmb5d/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAOU0o5jbGNrA5TSb2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkw-D5o44d-QUmZQ4LE_whtnCOpTTCV6cPwpWxh5_2A1LZv2XlLvf8sOCPYz_aem_NavocELv6QTZqK3yZT272g

11/27/2025

Tonight's the night!
Flying Tails makes its PBS debut at 7pm Pacific on KVIE PBS Sacramento.
But everyone can see it by just going to the PBS app and search for Flying Tails!
I hope you enjoy it!

11/24/2025

We flew in near zero visibility at times to get two bear cubs, and had some surprise guests along the way...

11/23/2025

We went to pick up bear cubs in SoCal, and were able to bring some birds that needed a ride along with us!

11/22/2025

Two bear cubs and a Tiger Salamander. More on this story soon...