Image of the Eastern Underground Orchid, Rhizanthella slateri, which has been relocated in Bulahdelah to accomodate the Pacific Highway bypass.

Relocating endangered orchids

Since 2006, scientists at the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (CPBR) have been researching the natural history of three threatened terrestrial orchid species in Alum Mountain, New South Wales, Australia, as part of a relocation project contracted by the Roads and Traffic Authority. (2 pages)

  • 8 June 2010 | Updated 14 October 2011

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