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Animals – Introduction Jackal (Canis aureus)Red deer (Cervus elaphus)Brown bear (Ursus arctos)Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)Sea turtle (Caretta caretta)DolphinMafrogipas (Aegypius monachus)Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica)
Jackal (Canis aureus)
Current population aprox. 1500They live in Chalkidiki, Samos, Peloponisos
and Thraki
Red deer (Cervus elaphus)Cervus elaphus (Kokkino Elafi) lives in Rodopi
and ParnithaIt is the biggest vegetarian animal in GreeceWWF protect those species
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)In Greece there are about 150 brown bears in
lifeThey live in Rodopi’s and Pindo’s mountainsARKTOS protect this endangered animal
Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)
Half of the seals worldwide live in greek seasThey can live approximately 40 yearsWWf organization protect these species
Sea turtle (Caretta caretta)Caretta Caretta generates 120 eggs every
summerIn Greece Zakinthos island is the place where it
bear its eggsIt lives 80 years
DolphinIn Greece we can find only 9 dolphins out of 32
worldwideIt is the most favorite mammal for greeks
Mafrogipas (Aegypius monachus)
This specie does not immigrates There are 90-100 species in GreeceMafrogipas is protected by WWF
Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica)
Males live alone, except the breeding seasonHunters are forbidden to hunt ChamoisWWF protect them
White peony (Aspri peonia)
There are 5 different kinds of peony in Greece
We found the in mountainsThe flowering season lasts all spring
Red lily ( Lilium chalcedonicum)It has 4 very small populations in ParnithaThey are very endangered species
Red tulipIt grows in meadows and fields of low and
medium altitudeNow thought to have disappeared from the
mountain