The largest rainforests in the world are some of the most vital ecosystems on our planet. We look at where they’re located and why they need protecting: Home to over half the world’s plant and animal species, the largest rainforests in the world absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping maintain the balance of the air we breathe while simultaneously playing a critical role in curbing global warming. Despite their immense value, the largest rainforests in the world are under constant threat. More than half of Earth’s trees have already been lost since humans first began cutting them down.
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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Sapo National Park Rainforest: Sapo National Park Rainforest is located in southwest Liberia, Sinoe County. It covers an area of 1,804 kilometers square and is the country’s largest protected area. It’s also the only national park. In terms of the area covered, it is the second largest in West Africa. According to conservation international, it has the most numerous mammal species diversity of any area in the world and is regarded as an ecoregion since it’s located in Western Guinean lowland forests area. Animal species here include elephants, pygmy hippopotamus, african golden cat, african grey parrot, great blue turaco, monkeys, bee-eaters, sunbirds, crocodiles, and the endangered Diana monkey among many others.
While it may seem odd, the US Forest Service gets this question often, and the answer is technically no, but they explain what happens to make it seem as if it is raining coquí. They explain this on their website: “This interesting forest legend involving Puerto Rico’s indigenous coquí frog (Eleutherodactylus coquí) is actually based on scientific fact. During those times of the year when the humidity is high, the tiny coquí frogs will climb to the forest canopy, sometimes as high as 100 feet (30 meters). Predators such as the tarantula, anticipating this behavior, lay in wait for the frogs. Many frogs are caught by the predators during their ascent. Instead of returning to the ground by the same dangerous path, the surviving frogs prefer to launch themselves into the air, thus bypassing their predators on the way down. The tiny frogs are almost weightless so that they float to the forest floor unharmed. If you are lucky enough to be sitting under a tree when this is happening, you will indeed be rained upon by tiny frogs!” Read more details at El Yunque rain forest exploration blog. I am now working on Microsoft in MOPR Humacao – near Naguabo. There is an entrance to EYNF via PR 191 – the other side that was split via a huge landslide in the 70’s. Thus I now go a lot to Rio Sabana park and explore that way.