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Daintree Rainforest

The Daintree Rainforest lies on the coast, north of Cairns in tropical far north of Australia , and spans an area spanning approximately 1200 square kilometers. It is one of the oldest rainforests on the planet and is the home of the poisonous Idiot fruit or ribbonwood tree. Part of the forest is protected by the Daintree National Park and drained by the Daintree River .

This World Heritage listed area contains the highest number of plant and animal species that are rare, or threatened with extinction, anywhere in the world. The Daintree Rainforest is a unique area, precariously balanced between the advances of development and the environmentalists wanting to preserve the forests exceptional qualities.

"The Daintree Rainforest contains 30% of frog, marsupial and reptile species in Australia , and 65% of Australia 's bat and butterfly species. 20% of bird species in the country can be found in this area. All of this diversity is contained within an area that takes up 0.2% of the landmass of Australia ."

There are over 1000 species of plants in the Daintree forest. Some of these plants are over 3000 years old.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I have split this area into two sections:
Mossman - Daintree Village
Daintree River to Cape Tribulation

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