- Cook Islands and Pacific's first ‘Other-effective area-based Conservation Measure’ (OECM) site.
- Home to the endemic Kākerōri / Rarotonga Flycatcher (Pomarea dimidiata), a bird recently brought back from the risk of extinction.
- The TCA spans 155 hectares of forested area situated within the Takitumu District, on the southeastern side of Rarotonga. It has been safeguarded by three landowning families since 1996 mainly to protect the kākerōri and conserve other unique plant and animal species in the area.
Original Article: Protected Area Highlight-Takitumu Conservation Area, Cook Islands
