Scientist From Maine Dies in Alaska Helicopter Crash

Shiloh Schulte, conservationist who helped the American Oystercatcher recover, died in a helicopter crash on June 4th, aged 46

There are those whose lives accumulate significance slowly, the way sediment builds into shoreline. And then there are those whose devotion etches meaning into every year. Shiloh Schulte, a biologist who spent his life chasing birds across hemispheres, belonged to the latter group. He died in the North Slope of Alaska when the helicopter he […]

Prominent bird researcher from Maine and pilot new to Alaska killed in last week’s North Slope helicopter crash

The men died Wednesday when the Pollux Aviation helicopter went down about 30 miles from Deadhorse.

Kennebunk mourns loss of Shiloh Schulte: 'He's the kind of person you want in the world'

Shiloh Schulte, 46, died in a helicopter crash in Alaska while working on conservation efforts.

Maine scientist dies in Alaska helicopter crash

A scientist from Kennebunk died last week in a helicopter crash in Alaska. Shiloh Schulte, 46, was one of two people aboard a Robinson R-66 helicopter Wednesday when it crashed on Alaska’s North Slope near the Kuparuk oil field, according to The Associated Press. Shiloh Schult, a scientist from Maine who worked with the nonprofit conservation organization Manomet, poses in a selfie recently with a whimbrel. Much of his work centered on the whim…

Scientist from Maine dies in Alaska helicopter crash

Dr. Shiloh Schulte, a 46-year-old from Kennebunk was doing conservation work at the time of the crash

Plymouth scientist among two killed in helicopter crash in Alaska

A prominent member of Plymouth’s Manomet Conservation Sciences team is among two people killed in a helicopter crash last week in Northern Alaska.