Tourist guide of Italy
Italia
 

 
F
lora and fauna
 

Depending from the place to which you travels of Italy, they will be discovered different types of vegetation and of animal species amid a rich nature in contrasts.

To the north of the country, amid glaciers and cascades, they are alpine species; in the plateaus and calcareous areas, it prevails the flora and mediterranean fauna, while in the grottos and costs occur marine numerous species.

In Italian Alps there are species that have been able to adapt to the drops temperatures and the icy winds. The trees of coniferous, with the one have as main exponent, and prairies of high bench mark, they are the environment in which animals move as groundhogs, ermines, hares, real eagles, mount pheasants, francolines, deer, suedes and roe deer. However, the species reigns of this environment it is the mountain goat that has been able to overcome the extinction danger thanks to the privileged one half that exists in the area of Alps.

The central area has like environment to Apennines, as well as to the fauna and typically mediterranean flora. The forests of there are, besides granting a great beauty to the landscape, they have given I cover to numerous species of animals mistreated by the man throughout the history (the bear brown marsicano, the suede of Abruzzi and the wolf have found in this environment a suitable place to regenerate their species). In this area they prevail, also, typical animals as the wolf apenínico, the eagle of Bonelli and the onlooker black pick. On the other hand, the call Pinus Laricio, grants to the landscape a beautiful contrast that he/she remembers to that of the Nordic countries.

In the costs they prevail, mainly, the cormoranes that you/they choose these areas to meet in big flocks and the winter to happen.

In all Italy, to exception of the mountainous areas, they are owls, eagles, goshawks, foxes, boars and wild goats, as well as the mediterranean typical vegetation: olive trees, orange trees, lemon trees, vines, manzanos, apricots, pear trees and peachtrees.