Related topics:Environment and ConservationPhotographyForestsHistoryMore PhotographyThis striking image won our ‘Pictures of the Year’ photo contestAlaskaMongoliaNorth CarolinaArizonaAlpsPeruIcelandSouth GeorgiaAerial PhotographyOwlForestsVolcanoesTreesHuntingMiningNature PhotographyNight PhotographyNight Sky PhotographyNomadsMoreEnvironment and ConservationMadagascar’s sacred trees face existential threats in a changing worldClimate ChangeTreesMoreTravelExploring the geysers and great redwoods of New Zealand's Whakarewarewa Forest by bikeNew ZealandExplorersBikingMountain BikingMoreHistoryThe history of the Alps’ oldest hamlet surprises even localsSwitzerlandModern HistorySkiingHikingDay HikingTreesLiving HistoryMountain ClimbingMountainsResortsFootpathsMoreAnimalsThese 'skydiving' salamanders survive leaps from the world’s tallest treesCaliforniaWeird & WildAnimal BehaviourSalamandersTreesPredatorsMoreEnvironment and ConservationUnique trees from Nat Geo’s photo archives mark amazing momentsNational Geographic SocietyPhotographyForestsTreesForestryLandscape PhotographyPlanet PossibleMoreEnvironment and ConservationWhy old-growth forests matterForestsCarbon Capture and StorageTreesOld-Growth ForestPlanet PossibleMoreEnvironment and Conservation4 solutions for trees and forests threatened by a hotter worldPlantsForestsClimate ChangeTreesPlanet PossibleMoreEnvironment and ConservationHow Scotland lost the mysterious ‘great wood’ of Caledon ScotlandAncient HistoryForestsTreesMoreEnvironment and ConservationForests are reeling from climate change—but the future isn’t lostColoradoBritish ColumbiaYellowstone National ParkNew MexicoAlbertaSwitzerlandAustraliaDenmarkBrazilSiberiaForestsEnvironmental ConcernsClimate ChangeDeforestationTreesMoreEnvironment and ConservationSee the remarkable richness of life in Europe’s old-growth forestsItalyNorwayEuropeRomaniaPortugalSwedenPicture StoriesForestsTreesMoreEnvironment and ConservationHow a warming climate threatens Africa’s endangered forest elephantsHistoryThe global roots of Marie-Antoinette’s secret gardenScienceThese dazzling rock formations stand where dinosaurs once roamedPhotographyRelated: Beautiful photos of cherry blossomsEnvironment and ConservationAllergy season is about to get worseHealthPlantsTreesPublic HealthMoreEnvironment and ConservationWildfires threaten the world’s oldest trees—but prescribed burns are protecting themTreesFireFire FightingWildfirePlanet PossibleMoreEnvironment and ConservationSee the beautiful, ecologically priceless trees Italy is protecting foreverItalyForestsTreesHabitat PreservationPlanet PossibleMoreEnvironment and ConservationSiberia’s massive wildfires are unlocking extreme carbon pollutionSiberiaAir PollutionPollutionWeatherClimate ChangeTreesFireWildfireMore