It s good to see them coming through our door - it means that in the majority of cases we can do something for them. And maybe it s a good thing it means we re getting a surge in literally the numbers - we ve reached a point where they re becoming more than a self-sustaining population and they re blossoming.
A tui chick being cared for by the Wellington trust.
Photo: Supplied / Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust
Zealandia has maintained a predator proof fence since 1999, giving native wildlife a safe space to flourish in Wellington for the past 21 years.
Native birds had increased in numbers within the wildlife sanctuary and had flown over the fences into the city, Shepherd said.