Wellington Cable Car has installed special decals on the windows of its Kelburn Terminal to prevent bird strike.
The decals are an example of how urban and natural enviroments have to learn to co-exist as native bird populations rebuild, Cable Car chief executive Cesar Piotto says. Photo: Supplied
The decals are a series of small dots which are relatively unnoticeable to the human eye but are visible to birds.
Cable Car chief executive Cesar Piotto said birds often flew into the windows on the terminal's northern and southern sides.
"We have had enough bird strikes that it was worrying to us," he said.
"The Kelburn terminal of the cable car is located right on the flight path between Zealandia and the Botanic Gardens, so we do see quite a lot of birds travelling between those two locations."
It was an example of how urban and natural enviroments had to learn to co-exist as native bird populations rebuild, Piotto said.
"The problem becomes more obvious due to the fact that these conservation groups are doing such a great job of reducing predators. That means that bird life is thriving in Wellington."
This was the first time the Canadian-made Feather Friendly product had been used in New Zealand.
Almost half the $30,000 needed was crowd-funded by the Urban Wildlife Trust.
Spokesperson Tony Stoddard urged other commercial building owners to adopt the technology.
"Together we can support the restoration of native bird numbers through simple measures like this."
