<![CDATA[Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust - Press releases]]>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:22:36 +1300Weebly<![CDATA[Buy a plant, save a bird: the bird rehab trust funded by native plant sales]]>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.wbrt.org.nz/press-releases/buy-a-plant-save-a-bird-the-bird-rehab-trust-funded-by-native-plant-sales
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Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust founder Craig Shepherd visits the one-legged mallard ducks that live permanently at the facility.
Craig Shepherd is on the phone. A wounded pigeon has been found in Hataitai. “Bring it here,” he says. “We’ll look after it.”
The pigeon is just one of the 1200 birds the Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust in Ohariu Valley will...
]]><![CDATA[Swan shot in neck to be euthanised as quality of life 'destroyed']]>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.wbrt.org.nz/press-releases/swan-shot-in-neck-to-be-euthanised-as-quality-of-life-destroyed
A swan shot in the neck will have to be euthanised as its quality of life has been "destroyed".
​The Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust (WBRT) has been taking care of the swan after it was discovered...
]]><![CDATA[Duck Shooting: Good Sport or Cruelty?]]>Mon, 09 May 2022 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.wbrt.org.nz/press-releases/duck-shooting-good-sport-or-cruelty
Duck shooting season is well and truly underway with the opening day of game bird hunting last Saturday.

50,000 game bird hunters will be partaking in what is to many the highlight of the year - a month of shooting.
Hunters claim If there was no shooting season, many game birds would become pests.
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​Not everyone agrees though and Simon Barnett & James Daniels spoke with Craig Shepherd from Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust.

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]]><![CDATA[Tūī give Wellingtonians something to celebrate]]>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.wbrt.org.nz/press-releases/tui-give-wellingtonians-something-to-celebrate
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Tūī are thriving in Wellington and conservationists say Wellingtonians deserve plenty of credit for their success.
After nearly disappearing from Wellington in the 1990s, tūī numbers have now risen...
]]><![CDATA[More native birds landing in hands of Wellington charity]]>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.wbrt.org.nz/press-releases/more-native-birds-landing-in-hands-of-wellington-charityRecord ​numbers of tui and kererū are stretching the services of a Wellington bird rescue charity.
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A rescued tui chick being cared for by the Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust.
Over the past year, the Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust has cared for 1260 rescued birds.
Trust founder Craig Shepherd said it was great to see more birds being brought into their care, but the charity now needs...
]]><![CDATA[Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust overwhelmed with tui, kererū]]>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.wbrt.org.nz/press-releases/wellington-bird-rehabilitation-trust-overwhelmed-with-tui-kereru
Record numbers of tui and kererū are stretching the services of a Wellington bird rescue charity from antics such as falling out of nests, flying into windows and getting crunched in the jaws of neighbourhood cats.
Over the last year, the Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust has cared for 1260 rescued birds.

Craig Shepherd, from the trust, says the good news is numbers of tui and kererū are increasing, but it also means more are needing care, and the trust needs to raise funds for cages and aviaries.
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He speaks to Susie Ferguson.
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]]><![CDATA[Plucky peacock pops up in Porirua suburbs and ruffles a few feathers]]>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.wbrt.org.nz/press-releases/plucky-peacock-pops-up-in-porirua-suburbs-and-ruffles-a-few-feathers
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The peacock has rocked up to a Porirua woman's house but no-one wants to take it in.
A woman in East Porirua was not expecting such an elegant guest on a Saturday.
​A large peacock turned up at Nola Cornor’s Cheshire St house...
]]><![CDATA[Duck duo at home on Richmond reservoir roof may be cause of chlorination]]>Thu, 23 May 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.wbrt.org.nz/press-releases/duck-duo-at-home-on-richmond-reservoir-roof-may-be-cause-of-chlorination
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Paradise ducks are territorial and will fly back if they are simply moved on, according to one expert (file photo).
The bathroom habits of a pair of paradise ducks are believed to be behind the month-long chlorination of the water supply at Richmond, near Nelson.
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Chlorine has been added to the water...
]]><![CDATA['The love story is over': Kāpiti's blind, bisexual goose commemorated]]>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.wbrt.org.nz/press-releases/the-love-story-is-over-kapitis-blind-bisexual-goose-commemorated
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Thomas the goose and Henry the swan with their babies.
A blind, bisexual goose has been remembered with a gravestone plaque, next to where his swan partner lies.
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Thomas the goose died earlier this year aged 40...
]]><![CDATA[Frisco could be first duck to get a 3D printed prosthetic leg]]>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.wbrt.org.nz/press-releases/frisco-could-be-first-duck-to-get-a-3d-printed-prosthetic-leg
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Frisco sleeps in the house and is given a warm bath and "cuddles" every night.
Frisco, the one-legged duck, may not have to hop around for much longer.
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The male duck, who lost his leg as a duckling when it was probably bitten off by an eel or a hedgehog...
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