Watch how we are helping feathered victims of the oil spill
Massey University’s Oiled Wildlife Response Unit has been busy in Tauranga in the aftermath of the Rena disaster.
The rehabilitation centre has 52 birds in its care at the moment ranging from blue penguins to gannets. We have a team of nine staff on the ground.
Oil is painstakingly washed from the bird’s feathers before they have time in freshwater pools to recover and for their natural protection from water to be restored.