AERU News

A New Chapter

The African Elephant Research Unit (AERU) was established at the Knysna Elephant Park as a means of addressing the lack of research available on captive African elephants in South Africa, particularly with respect to their welfare and husbandry within their own unique environments. Ten years have passed and we now find ourselves entering a new

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The Trumpet – August 2018

It has been a busy few months in the AERU department! Not only research wise but we have also hosted events, made enrichment devices and followed lots of elephants during tourist walks for one of our students research projects.

We’ve also had a bunch of incredibly proactive volunteers from all walks of life, and would like to say a big thank you for all the hard work that you put in over your stay – but also a big thank you for all your continued support, even after you have returned home. Keep on reading to find out details on how you can help AERU from where ever you may be.

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The Trumpet – May 2018

It’s already May 2018 and the last year has flown by. 2017 was a year of exciting changes for the Knysna Elephant Park and the African Elephant Research Unit. Between elephant releases, new elephant arrivals, and some large-scale student projects – in addition to our regular work building up a huge database of elephant behavioural data for future in-depth analysis – the staff and volunteers of AERU have been kept pretty busy…

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