Forest Gallery

Gidgee forest (Acacia cambagei)

Gidgee forest (Acacia cambagei). Gidgee replaces Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) as rainfall falls below 550 mm per year and lies in a belt west of the Brigalow belt, forming part of the extensive acacia-dominated forest woodland shrublands of inland Australia. Like Brigalow, it has been cleared over large areas for pastoral and agricultural development, particularly in the east of its range, but has suffered less than Brigalow since it occupies semi-arid lands further inland which is only suitable for rangeland grazing. Near Bourke, northwestern New South Wales, Australia

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Grauers gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri)

Grauer's gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri), mother and infant on the slope of Mount Karisimbi, a dormant volcano 4507 m high. Grauer's gorillas used to be known as Eastern lowland gorillas. Little is known of them, not even a good estimate of their numbers but they occur in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, areas that have suffered much social disruption and warfare. Mount Karisimbi, Ruhengeri, Northern Province, Rwanda

Forest of mixed beeh

Forest of mixed beeh including: Silver beech (Lophozonia menziesii); Red beech (Fuscospora fusca) and Mountain beech (Fuscospora solandri). All are native to New Zealand and can grow to 30 m tall. Manapouri, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

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