Riserva Naturale Orientata Pantalica,Valle dell'Anapo, Torrente Cava Grande
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- Land Surface Area: 3'712.07 ha
- Regions: Sicilia
- Provinces: Siracusa
- Municipalities: Ferla, Sortino
- Establishment Measures: D.A. 482/44 25/07/1997
- PA Official List: EUAP1139
Riserva Naturale Orientata Pantalica, Valle dell'Anapo, Torrente Cava Grande
The site is diversified and offers varied ecological environments ensuring the presence of a significant biodiversity. Besides the aquatic biotope, we can also mention the riparian environment, the walls, the valley, the plateau, and the caves.
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Flora
Oleander
The people from Sicily all know the Oleander for its colored flowers animating the most important highways of the region. Thanks to its roughness and great capacity to resist hot and dry climates, it represents the ideal plant for this ornamental purpose.
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Fauna
The Sicilian Trout
It is a salmonid which exclusively lives in Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, and North Africa. A very demanding fish, it needs cool waters very rich in oxygen.
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