New Zealand’s Westland Temperate Rainforests are located along the central west coast of the country’s South Island. It is known as Te Waipounamou in Maori and nicknamed locally as the ‘wet coat’. The narrow strip of rainforest runs between the Southern Alps and the Tasman Sea and includes the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers – one of the few places in the world where glaciers and rainforest meet. The region is home to at least 28 species of threatened birds including the endemic Okarito brown kiwi. Much of the region is protected either by national parks or reserves making it one of the least-threatened rainforests in the world. Threats do still exist though in the form of introduced mammal species such as stoats and rats. Additionally, substantial portions of the rainforest have been developed for pastureland and pine plantations.
Tongass in Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres in total. It’s a land of ancient forests, towering mountains, and crisp glaciers, and it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before! This beautiful stretch is home to five species of salmon, humpback and orca whales, otters, beavers, and some of the largest populations of brown bears found in the United States. How’s that for incredible wildlife viewing? It’s not only a place of refuge for wildlife and plants, but also a residence for Alaskans as well, since many people depend on the region’s resources to support their families on a daily basis. To date, the Tongass has about 70,000 people living across 32 communities. So, travel to Alaska to live like the locals and be one with nature!
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Valdivian Temperate Rainforest: This forest spreads over an area of about 248,100 km2, found in west coast of southern South America in Chile and Argentina. Angiosperm trees, bamboos, ferns, conifer trees, narrow coastal strips, ice sheets, glaciers, and a central valley highlight the forest. The temperature is usually humid due to heavy rains. It’s normally very foggy. The rainforest is named after Valdivia, in Southern Chile and named after the city’s founder Pedro de Valdivia. The forest is famous for the endemic plants and 150 foot tall trees in addition to rare species of animals. Some of the old tree species are alerce and olivilo.
Perhaps the most stunning bird of El Yunque is the Puerto Rican parrot, but it is also one of the saddest stories. At the time of the first Spanish colony in the early 1600s, there were believed to be a million parrots on the island, but over the years, as human population increased and deforestation occurred, the numbers dropped drastically until in 1973 there were only 13 iguacas, the Taino word for the parrot. The Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program was making great strides to renew the population and at last count, before Hurricanes Irma and Maria, there were almost 60 parrots in the wild. Find additional info at https://www.recordandoyunque.store/blogs/news. El Yunque is basically a huge drainage place – that is why there are some many boulders full of moss, bromeliads and often a Sierra Palm on top. There are no flat places on this rain forest – with over 180 inches of rain. The cloud forest – over 2,500 feet is 99% humidity all day long.
