Africa Days 29 May - 1 June
During the Kr. Ascension holiday, you can learn more about the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit, which protects wild animals from poaching, in the African Village. Black Mamba was established in 2013 and works in the Balule Nature Reserve, part of the larger Kruger National Park area in South Africa.
The all-female Black Mambas patrol the Balule area daily. They remove traps and snares and monitor the area, and have helped to greatly reduce poaching in the area.
Aalborg Zoo has financially supported the project since its inception in 2013 and has helped spread its message to visitors to the zoo.
11:00 am:
Feeding warthogs
11-16:
Meet Stine Ellegård (29 and 30 May only)
Listen to the student from Aalborg University talk about his studies on "The depth of detection of eDNA analyses in dietary studies of terrestrial top predators".
Comparison of two methods to investigate predator diet using faecal samples (eDNA). Samples from lion, spotted hyena, leopard and wild dog were analysed.
11-16:
Visit the tent in the Village and learn more about the Black Mamba project. Meet the Zoo staff.
11-16:
Open in the animal keepers' kitchen in the African Village
11-16:
Meet LoVelephants and Art against Poachers