The famous Fanal Forest on the island of Madeira (a part of Spain) is an ancient laurel forest. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and has become a popular tourist destination in recent years. Increased visitor traffic has endangered the fragility of the unique forest.
So, like parts of Yellowstone that are fragile and unique, and also a few other wild and isolated and weird places, the protectors have put in protections. You can read about that in this article.
I was fascinated by the Lagoa de Fanal a nearly circular body of water (sometimes) that's inside one of the volcanic craters on the island, which is in the forest as well.
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