Gerald McCormack, Natural Heritage Trust
First published (14 April 2021), short version CI News (14 April 2021)
Plover in breeding plumage ready for April departure.
The Pacific Golden Plover, or Tōrea, is our most common Alaskan migrant. It is conspicuous on larger grassy areas during the summer and most are now in their dramatic breeding plumage and ready to depart. Continue reading →
Joseph Brider, Natural Heritage Trust.
First published online (16 Feb 2021).
Budding Tree-fern (Cyathea decurrens). Photo: CINHT
Scattered throughout the Rarotonga inland forest are our Tree-ferns, known locally as Panga. These plants are not trees, they are ferns which have evolved a trunk-like stem to lift their leaves up off the forest floor in order to seek life-sustaining sunlight.
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