Most colourful and brightest forests in the world

Black Forest Location: Southwestern Germany Size: 2,300 square miles Age: Likely about 10,000 years old Animal species: Includes the Western capercaillie, cuckoos, and fallow deer.

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Allegheny National Forest Location: Northwestern Pennsylvania, United States Size: 801.8 square miles Age: Established in 1923 Animal species: Includes bobcats, red foxes, timber rattlesnakes, elk, and snowshoe hares

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The San Isabel National Forest Location: Central Colorado, United States Size: 1,750 square miles Age: Established in 1902 Animal species: Includes black bears, mountain lions, elk, and bighorn sheep.

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Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Location: Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan Size: 6.2 square miles Age: About 700 years old Animal species: Includes giant pandas, mountain gorillas, antbirds, and tiny bats.

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Daintree Rainforest Location: Queensland, Australia Size: 460 square miles Age: About 180 million years old Animal species: Includes cassowaries, pied monarchs, golden bowerbirds, and Bennett’s tree-kangaroos.

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Jiuzhaigou Valley Location: Sichuan, China Size: 280 square miles Age: Established in 1978 Animal species: Includes golden snub-nosed monkeys, giant pandas, Duke of Bedford’s vole, and white-lip deer.

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Tongass National Forest Location: Alaska, United States Size: 26,100 square miles Age: Established in 1907 Animal species: Includes brown bears, black bears, salmon, bald eagles, and orcas.

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Virgin Komi Forests Location: Komi Republic, Russia Size: 10,215 square miles Age: Established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 Animal species: Includes reindeer, wolverines, moose, lynx, beavers, otters, and bears.

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Gondwana Rainforest Location: Queensland and New South Wales, Australia Size: 1,400 square miles Age: Uncertain; Designated World Heritage Site in 1994 Animal species: Includes pink-tongued lizard, friendly sun skink, fallow deer, and little red flying foxes.

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