Corsican wildlife
Mouflon, Corsican red deer, bearded vulture, nuthatch, brook salamander: the island’s isolation has produced distinctive wildlife, including several threatened and protected species.
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Nature in Corsica
Mouflon, Corsican nuthatch, laricio pine, maquis plants: the island’s isolation has produced its own wildlife and flora, including several endemic species. Our articles cover the animals, plants and climate, along with the rules to follow.
Corsican flora
Nearly 3,000 plant species, 5% of which grow only in Corsica: trees, maquis, the coast, and what you must not pick.
The climate in Corsica
Mediterranean on the coast, mountainous from a few hundred metres up: Corsica’s climate changes quickly with altitude, and the wind matters as much as the sun.