Zealandia, formerly known as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected natural area in Wellington, New Zealand, the first urban completely fenced ecosanctuary, where the biodiversity of 225 ha of
Zealandia on the edge of suburban Wellington
The Visitor Centre
A stretch of the fence
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The New Zealand kākā is a large species of parrot of the family Strigopidae found in native forests of New Zealand. The species is often known by the abbreviated name kākā, although it shares this nam
Zealandia (wildlife sanctuary)
…has become a significant tourist attraction in Wellington and is responsible for the greatly increased number of sightings of species such as tūī and kākā in city's suburbs. Sometimes described as the world's first mainland island sanctuary in an urban environment, the sanctuary has inspired many similar…
Scrapping kaka
New Zealand kākā pairs mating
A kākā nest in a tree cavity. This is one of two fledglings in this nest, ready to go exploring though it cannot yet fly.
Eggs laid by a North Island kākā in a wooden nestbox at Zealandia wildlife sanctuary, Wellington