A mix of rainforest, eucalyptus forest, rivers, mountains, cave systems and a basalt plateau that is still covered in original vegetation makes the Tarkine a wilderness wonderland that is a fantastic place to explore.

Tasmanian cool temperate rainforest can be divided into four types: Callidendrous rainforest, Thamnic rainforest, Implicate rainforest and Open Montane. These four major types differ in many of their characteristics such as structure, floristics, distribution, level of endemism and ecology.

Jan 21, 2025 · In general, the wettest areas have temperate rainforests, largely of beech or myrtle; areas having 30 to 60 inches (760 to 1,520 mm) of precipitation annually support good-quality eucalypt forests, and the drier areas carry poor-quality eucalypt forests or …

A cool, temperate rainforest ecoregion cloaking the western regions of Tasmania. The area is highly vegetated and protected at a comparatively high rate by national parks and reserves. It is favoured for lush, green vegetation and a wet climate.

The 13,800 km 2 Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site protects rainforest in around 40% of its area. Frequent wildfires and logging have disturbed large areas. Roughly 58% of all remaining rainforest is protected in conservation areas, though wet …

The Tarkine is noted for its beauty and natural values, containing the largest area of Gondwanan cool-temperate rainforest in Australia, [4] as well as for its prominence in Tasmania's early mining history.

Nov 8, 2023 · Tasmanian rainforest is classified and as cool temperate rainforest, it represents the most floristically complex and best developed form of this forest type in Australia. In Tasmania, they can be found in the West, Savage River National Park, South West, North East and in patches on the East Coast.

The world’s largest extant carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian Devil, lives in the Tarkine rainforest. The Tarkine is home to the world’s largest freshwater crayfish, Astacopsis gouldi, also known as the Giant Freshwater Lobster.

Both alpine vegetation and cool temperate rainforests characterize the scenic landscape, which supports Tasmanian devils, spotted-tail and eastern quolls (native cats), burrowing crayfish, and endemic tree frogs, cave spiders, and long-tailed mice. Broad-toothed rats …

Australia's largest expanse of cool-temperate rainforest blankets Tasmania’s north-west. It’s a mossy, magical place; an enchanted forest framed by buttongrass moorlands and a rugged, rarely seen coastline. The wilderness spans a huge area, about half the size of Lebanon.