15 facts about the Daintree rain forest
1) The Daintree Rainforest is a tropical rainforest region on the north east coast of Queensland, Australia.
2) The rainforest is named after an Australian geologist Richard Daintree.
3) From a total of 19 primitive flowering plant families on Earth, 12 families are represented in the Daintree region making the highest concentration of these plants worldwide.
4)The Daintree gained its official World Heritage listing back on the 9th of December, 1988.
5)Part of the forest is protected by the Daintree National Park and drained by the Daintree River.
6)The Daintree Rainforest was named after 19th century Australian geologist and photographer Richard Daintree.
7)The roads north of the river wind through areas of lush forest, and have been designed to minimize impacts on this ancient ecosystem.
8)The Daintree Rainforest is an outstanding example of the major stages in the Earth’s evolutionary history.
9)The Daintree Rainforest is an outstanding example of the major stages in the Earth’s evolutionary history.
10)Over 400,000 people visit the Daintree Rainforest every year.
11)Rare animals found in the Daintree Rainforest include the White-lipped Tree Frog, the Ulysses Butterfly, the Bennets Tree Kangaroo and the huge, colourful endangered bird species, the Cassowary.
12)The Daintree is home to some of the biggest tropical trees in the world, particularly the Bull Kauri species.
13)The Daintree is home to some of the biggest tropical trees in the world, particularly the Bull Kauri species.
14)The insect species alone represent some 12,000 different species.
15)There is outstanding coastal scenery that combines tropical rainforest, white sandy beaches and fringing reefs just offshore. This is an extremely rare combination.
2) The rainforest is named after an Australian geologist Richard Daintree.
3) From a total of 19 primitive flowering plant families on Earth, 12 families are represented in the Daintree region making the highest concentration of these plants worldwide.
4)The Daintree gained its official World Heritage listing back on the 9th of December, 1988.
5)Part of the forest is protected by the Daintree National Park and drained by the Daintree River.
6)The Daintree Rainforest was named after 19th century Australian geologist and photographer Richard Daintree.
7)The roads north of the river wind through areas of lush forest, and have been designed to minimize impacts on this ancient ecosystem.
8)The Daintree Rainforest is an outstanding example of the major stages in the Earth’s evolutionary history.
9)The Daintree Rainforest is an outstanding example of the major stages in the Earth’s evolutionary history.
10)Over 400,000 people visit the Daintree Rainforest every year.
11)Rare animals found in the Daintree Rainforest include the White-lipped Tree Frog, the Ulysses Butterfly, the Bennets Tree Kangaroo and the huge, colourful endangered bird species, the Cassowary.
12)The Daintree is home to some of the biggest tropical trees in the world, particularly the Bull Kauri species.
13)The Daintree is home to some of the biggest tropical trees in the world, particularly the Bull Kauri species.
14)The insect species alone represent some 12,000 different species.
15)There is outstanding coastal scenery that combines tropical rainforest, white sandy beaches and fringing reefs just offshore. This is an extremely rare combination.