Who discovered the Daintree Rainforest?

George Dalrymple 'discovered' the Daintree River and named it after a former Queensland Government geologist, Richard Daintree, who was then Queensland's Agent-General in London. Oddly, Richard Daintree never visited this area but his geological surveys helped open up many coal and gold mines in later years.

1. When was the Daintree Rainforest discovered?
2. Who owns the Daintree Rainforest?
3. What is the aboriginal name for the Daintree Rainforest?
4. Why was the Daintree Rainforest made?
5. How was the Daintree created?
6. What country is the Daintree Rainforest in?
7. What is the oldest forest on earth?
8. What is unique about the Daintree Rainforest?
9. What is Australia's best known rainforest?
10. What is the history of the Daintree Rainforest?
11. Did aboriginals live in the Daintree Rainforest?
12. Where does the name Daintree come from?
13. Who lives in the Daintree Rainforest?
14. How is the Daintree Rainforest changing?
15. Is the Daintree Rainforest natural or human?

When was the Daintree Rainforest discovered?

Its discovery in 1970 was arguably Australia's most significant botanical find, greatly increasing scientist's awareness of just how ancient these forests are.

Who owns the Daintree Rainforest?

The Daintree National Park's traditional owners are the Eastern Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal people. Many of the natural features of the landscape hold spiritual significance for the traditional owners. One of these features is the location of the bouncing stones at Thornton Beach.

What is the aboriginal name for the Daintree Rainforest?

Daintree Rainforest is world-renowned, but it has not been given a name, until now. Our rainforest is Kaba Kada, meaning rainy-place, accurately describing the wettest place in Australia on the world's driest habitable continent.

Why was the Daintree Rainforest made?

Over time, Australia's land became drier and arid, leaving only a small remaining area which had the ideal climate and topography for a rainforest to survive; the ancient Daintree rainforest.

How was the Daintree created?

The landscape of Daintree National Park (CYPAL) began to form under the sea about 400 million years ago, when Australia was still part of the great super-continent, Gondwana. Ancient rivers carried sediments to the coast, situated more than 100 km west of its present position.

What country is the Daintree Rainforest in?

The Daintree Rainforest located in Tropical North Queensland, Australia is over 135 million years old, making it the oldest rainforest in the world.

What is the oldest forest on earth?

The Daintree Rainforest is estimated to be about 180 million years old making it the oldest forest in the world. In addition to being the oldest forest, the Daintree is also one of the largest continuous areas of rainforest in Australia – the Daintree Rainforest covers about 460 square miles (1,200 square kilometers).

What is unique about the Daintree Rainforest?

The Daintree is one of the best biologically diverse rainforests in the world. Home to a huge percentage of the entire country's animal population. This includes 30% of Australia's frog population, 65% of butterfly and bats and around 12,000 different insect species. As well as being diverse, the animals are unique.

What is Australia's best known rainforest?

Daintree Rainforest, Queensland

The Daintree Rainforest is the reigning king of Australian rainforest. The oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforest on earth and part of the World-Heritage listed Wet Tropics (which also includes Karunda), it's a beast.

What is the history of the Daintree Rainforest?

The Daintree region which incorporates the famous Daintree Rainforest and Daintree River was originally home to the Aboriginal people of the Kuku Yalanji tribe who lived in small kinships of 8-12 in camps scattered along the banks of creeks and rivers.

Did aboriginals live in the Daintree Rainforest?

The Daintree region, which includes the Daintree National Park and the Daintree River, was originally home to the aboriginal people of the Kuku Yalanji tribe who lived in small camps scattered along the banks of creeks and rivers.

Where does the name Daintree come from?

The name Daintree has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in Daventry, a town in Northants (now Northampton). The place-name was rendered as Daventrei in the Domesday Book, a census and survey taken by William the Conqueror in 1086.

Who lives in the Daintree Rainforest?

The Kukuk Yalangi people are the traditional owners of the rainforests in the lush north of Queensland. Here, they have been living in harmony with the environment for more than 50,000 years.

How is the Daintree Rainforest changing?

The habitat of the Daintree Rainforest has gone through years of fragmentation caused by urban development, from residential development to clearing for farms. This stops animals and plants moving about, limiting the variety of the ecosystems and breeding populations in each rainforest section.

Is the Daintree Rainforest natural or human?

The Daintree Rainforest; a natural paradise home to some of the world's most spellbinding wonders and unique wildlife. Nestled in Australia's tropical Queensland region, Daintree stretches thousands of kilometres along the green coastline. It is, in fact, one of the oldest rainforests in the world.