“The seasons changed, the locusts seem to disappear but then show up again… like the Ethiopians say, ‘it is the cycle of the insect.’” Conrad Maree, owner of Savannah Helicopters. When desert locusts arrive somewhere, they are destructive, ravenously devouring vegetation. Savannah Helicopters has bases in Pretoria, George and Cape Town. Savannah Helicopters in figures Savannah Helicopters Founded: 2004 Staff: 22, of which 10 pilots Bases: Pretoria, Cape Town and George (South Africa) Fleet: 10 helicopters of which 9 H125s