Auckland Zoo has teamed up with Minecraft Education, Team Workbench and key Australasian zoos to create Eco Detectives – an exciting new interactive game to inspire and empower students to become conservationists in their local communities.
Eco Detectives combines the conservation knowledge of Auckland Zoo, Taronga Conservation Society, Zoos South Australia, Zoos Victoria, and Perth Zoo in an online game format to teach positive environmental behaviours that can be brought into the ‘real’ world.
Players move through four Minecraft-created biomes – urban, drylands, woodlands and wetlands - identifying conservation challenges in each of these ecosystems and learning how to problem solve to overcome them and make positive change. Practical skills and knowledge gained through the game can then be applied to conservation mahi in their own backyards and communities. These burgeoning conservationists get to learn about everything from how to grow pocket forests, create habitats for threatened species, care for waterways, and learn about responsible pet ownership.
Click on the Learn More button to visit the Auckland Zoo website with information about how to access and use the game, which is free for schools through Minecraft Education.
