Tarkine Forest
CountryAustralia
Area4,460 km2
TypeTemperate rainforest
Key SpeciesTasmanian devil, giant freshwater crayfish
About Tarkine Forest
The second largest temperate rainforest in the world. Contains 1,000+ year old Huon pine. The Tasmanian devil is found only in Tasmania. The giant freshwater crayfish is the largest in the world. Under threat from logging and mining.
Related Forests
Daintree Rainforest
The oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforest at 180 million years. Contains speci...
Kakadu Savanna Woodland
A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Aboriginal people have managed this landscape for 65,000 yea...
Wollemi Pine Forest
The Wollemi pine was thought extinct for 200 million years. Discovered in 1994 by a bushwa...
Gondwana Rainforests
A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Contains remnants of ancient Gondwana forests. Antarctic bee...