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This is a list of areas of existing old-growth forest which include at least 10 acres (4.0 hectares) of old growth. Ecoregion information from "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World". (NB: The terms "old growth" and "virgin" may have various definitions and meanings throughout the world. See old-growth forest for more information.)
Panorama of the rainforest, 2013. The Daintree Rainforest, also known as the Daintree, is a region on the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about 105 km (65 mi), by road, north of the city of Cairns. Whilst the terms "Daintree Rainforest" and "the Daintree" are not officially defined, it is generally accepted and understood that they ...
Gilboa Fossil Forest. Coordinates: 42°23′48.98″N 74°27′7.84″W. Gilboa tree fossil ( Wattieza) Gilboa Fossil Forest, New York, United States, is a petrified forest and one of the oldest known forests. [1] [2] Located near the Gilboa Dam in Schoharie County, New York, the region is home to tree trunks from the Devonian period.
March 7, 2024 at 9:15 AM. Scientists working in southwest England have found the oldest fossilized forest known on Earth, according to a new study. Dating back 390 million years, the fossils break ...
Old-growth European beech forest in Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro. Cool temperate rainforest in Tasmania, Australia. First growth or virgin forest near Mount Rainier, 1914. An old-growth forest [a] is a forest that has developed over a long period of time without disturbance. Due to this, old-growth forests exhibit unique ecological ...
The Methuselah Grove in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is the location of the "Methuselah", a Great Basin bristlecone pine that is 4,855 years old. [7] It is considered to be the world's oldest known and confirmed living non- clonal organism. It was temporarily superseded by a 5,062 year old bristlecone pine discovered in 2010.
Białowieża Forest is a large forest complex on the border between Poland and Belarus. It is one of the last and the largest remaining part of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain. The forest is home to more than 800 European bisons, Europe's heaviest land animal. [2]
Belum-Temengor is the largest continuous forest complex in Peninsular Malaysia. Specifically, it is located in the Malaysian state of Perak ( Hulu Perak) and crosses into Southern Thailand. Belum-Temenggor is divided into two sections. Belum is located up north, right by the Malaysia-Thailand border, while Temenggor is south of Belum.