Flora & Fauna
Sardinia is one of the less populated regions in Italy; it counts only 1.659.300 inhabitants with a very low population density (just 69 inhabitants per km², versus a national average of 190 inhabitants per km²).
From the morphologic point of view this region is quite particular; despite the fact it doesn't have significantly high mountains (with the only exception of La Marmora peack in the massif of Gennargentu of 1834 mt. and of the mount Limbara of 1362 mt.), more than 80% of its surface is hilly or mountainous.
Also from the hydrographic point of view it is quite particular; the absence of glaciers, the nature of the soil mostly made of impermeable rocks and also the concentration of rain in only two months are the reasons why the nature of streams is mainly torrential.
Historical and social peculiarities and maybe also the specificity of the territory of Sardinia lead the population to concentrate in few built-up areas instead of occupying territory in a spread way. For these reasons a large part of territory remained almost intact and this allowed a good preservation of animal species some of them quite rare (on the contrary some other species like for instance bears, vipers and marmots are absolutely absent in the island).
The reach vegetation, mostly maquis is unfortunately tried to the limit by the calamity of arsons (and animals as well that find a shelter inside the maquis); in fact in Sardinia there is more than 50% of the woodlands that every year get lost due to arsons.
Typical vegetation at Capo Falcone
