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5 days ago · /ˌvʌrdʒən ˌfɔrəst/ IPA guide. Other forms: virgin forests. Definitions of virgin forest. noun. forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity. synonyms: old growth. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Virgin forest."
4 days ago · The virgin forests of Sri Lanka are rich in their variety and profusion of flora and fauna. Wildlife, including elephants, leopards, bears, buffalo, and peafowl, and tree species such as ebony, mahogany, satinwood, and teak are being rapidly depleted by indiscriminate exploitation.
3 days ago · Until two decades back, the spot was a virgin forest patch, even with the inclusion of Vedic customs. It was only entered on the designated day, and cutting trees or shrub branches was forbidden. However, what was a dense untouched virgin mini forest with only the Naga image was torn open to spruce up the place in the years that ...
4 days ago · The country is home to two terrestrial ecoregions: Windward Islands moist forests and the Lesser Antillean dry forests. It had a 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 6.95/10, ranking it 61st globally out of 172 countries.
4 days ago · One sight of this pristine, largely broadleaf forest is enough to make any nature lover weep: forests like these, which once blanketed much of the Japanese archipelago, have been almost totally replaced by industrial sugi forests that support minimal bird, insect and mammal life.
4 days ago · In early light, walking through virgin forest up steep slopes filled with magnificent trees and shade-loving plants. A bone shaking drive up rutted tracks to a high Alpine meadow used by shepherds for summer grazing where we camped hoping to see bison and protected from bears by an electric fence.
5 days ago · The virgin forests have a reserve of wood of over 300 cubic meters per hectare. The fauna is as abundant and diversified as the flora. In Vietnam there exist a variety of ancient tropical fauna and about 200 species of animals, 800 species of birds, 100 species of amphibians and over 150 species of reptiles. 1,000 species live in the ...
