{"id":22560,"date":"2012-10-08T13:05:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T12:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/?p=22560"},"modified":"2018-12-10T12:52:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T12:52:36","slug":"the-amazing-and-astonishing-wildlife-sanctuary-zealandia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/travel-insight\/the-amazing-and-astonishing-wildlife-sanctuary-zealandia.htm","title":{"rendered":"The Amazing and Astonishing Wildlife Sanctuary – Zealandia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Karori Wildlife Sanctuary or Zealandia is a guarded natural area of New Zealand that beautifully lies in the dazzling and flamboyant destination of Wellington. It is located just 10 minutes away from the heart of the city and serves as a groundbreaking restoration project and the must-see eco-attraction.<\/p>\n

Previously, this sanctuary served as the part of water catchment\u00a0region between Brooklyn\u00a0wind turbine and the Wrights Hill. The ecosystem has been very much unique after the introduction of rare species of mammals and this area also holds a devastating impact on the fauns and the flora of the native area. It is one finest example of an\u00a0ecological island that is encircled pest-exclusion fence.<\/p>\n

It is one of the most popular tourist\u2019s destinations of the country and grabs the attention of a large variety of all those people who take flights to Wellington<\/a><\/strong>. The area has also immensely increased the number of \u201ckaka\u201d and \u201cTui\u201d in the suburbs of the city. The fence has specially been designed to exclude the non-native species ( more than 14 types of mammas that range from mice to deer). Being the 1st one of this world, the predator-proof fence\u00a0is a great success and a great conservation feature.<\/p>\n

The sanctuary has also helped the fauna and flora to be recovered from the degraded state. The rare floral species that cover the land area of this sanctuary are totara, kahikatea, miro, \u00a0matai and \u00a0rimu. Plenty of seedlings have been planted as a large variety of Northern r\u0101t\u0101\u00a0 have been disappeared from here. The place serves as an amazing and picturesque site for the bird-watchers some of the most native birds that have been introduced here since 2000 are Whitehead, Weka, North Island, Tomtit, North Island, Takah\u0113, South Island, Stitch bird (Hihi), Scaup, Saddleback, North Island, Robin, North Island, Pigeon, New Zealand, Little Spotted Kiwi, Red-fronted Parakeet\u00a0, Brown Teal and Bellbird.<\/p>\n

There are many other native animals that have been kept here and all of them will definitely catch your attention. 21\u00a0Maud Island frogs\u00a0were brought here in 2006, 100\u00a0Giant weta were also introduced and the place also houses 70\u00a0Tuatara.<\/p>\n

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The place is very famous for being the 1st facility fully-dedicated that inform about the unique conservation story dating back to more than 80 million years\u00a0. This captivating 225ha\u00a0sanctuary valley offers paths for everyone- from the all-day trampers to the wheelchair-users. The guests can opt for feeding talks and the guided tours and there is much more that will amuse you. The night yours are sensational and the sanctuary also features a scenic caf\u00e9 called as Rata. It is an ideal destination for researchers, Tertiary students\u00a0and for all those people who are fond of educational\u00a0tours.<\/p>\n

The best- love and major highlight of the sanctuary is that, it also provides place for various gatherings and weddings as well. Apart from the beautiful and colorful variety of birds, the place also offers shelter to many reptiles like Ornate skink, Copper skink, Common skink, Brown skink, Forest gecko and Forest gecko.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Karori Wildlife Sanctuary or Zealandia is a guarded natural area of New Zealand that beautifully lies in the dazzling and flamboyant destination of Wellington. It is located just 10 minutes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_has_post_settings":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[18,2797,4042],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-22560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-insight","tag-new-zealand","tag-wellington","tag-zealandia-wellington"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t