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The Upper Florentine Valley is an iconic old growth forest and is a fine example of Tasmania’s irreplaceable and high conservation value ancient forests.
This pristine upper catchment is bordered by high mountains of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and Mount Field National Park.
The forest has been evolving to its present form since the last ice age, 10,000 years ago.
It comprises a mix of Tasmania’a major rainforest trees — myrtle, celery-top pine, sassafras and leatherwood, as well as giant eucalypts that are up to 400 years old.
It is home to a diverse range of animals, including Tasmanian Devils, Quolls, Pygmy Possums, Flame Robins, Wedge-tailed Eagles and a huge range of insects and invertebrate fauna.
The Florentine Valley is riddled with caves, underground streams and sinkholes. It is a repository of Aboriginal heritage dating back to the Ice Ages.
This extraordinary area contains some of Australia’s tallest and most massive trees amid stands of old growth forest that the Australian Government promised to protect in 2004.
It was the last known habitat of the thylacine.
