Turkey Flora And Fauna Properties

Flora and fauna 

The area of Turkey will be 26.2% of the forest while others are agriculturally 36.3% of the total used. 

The flora of Turkey is considered the most varied and diversified in the Middle East. There are approximately 9,000 species of plants With 850 genera, mainly in southern Plant, which is in the dry summer have adapted, for example, evergreen hedges and shrubs, oak trees, olive and carob trees. In the high plains are wild flowers and native ground cover. 

The steppes of shrubs, coniferous forests and black pines dominated the dry areas of thistles and cactus plants (thorn cushion). In the north, especially on the Black Sea coast, there are extensive hazelnut, corn and tea plantations in the south tend fruit and cotton plantations. 

Also, many small species and wild boars at home while their existence by hunting resistant decimated. To find animals primarily cattle, horses, buffaloes, sheep and goats. The camel stock fell in recent decades resistant back, they are now primarily used for sporting competitions and not more than carrier bred. 

The largest predators, which today still live in Turkey, inter alia, brown bear, wolf, jackal and gold Eurasian lynx. The last Turkish Leopard aims of Hakkari in 1979 in a farmer has been killed. 

Turkey is a breeding and wintering place for many birds. South of Bandirma - in Kuşcenneti National Park - is a well-known bird of paradise, where pelicans, wild ducks, storks, cormorants, nightingales and pheasants have found their homeland.