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Last stopping
place of the migratory birds before their long crossing, up there,
at the very end of the Cap Corse, Capandula is a protected natural
site.
Contact Nature Heritage Conservatoire
Visit on appointement of the Traditional Gardens of Cap Corse
Cap Vert Lieu_dit Cepita 20228 LURI Tél. & Fax 04 95 35 05 07
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| Fauna |
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| Many migratory birds have chosen Corsica and more
precisely the natural space of Capandula as a relay place from Africa
to the North. On Spring, the ringing of the birds such as the swallows,
that were made by the ornithologists in the valley of Barcaggio, allow
to reconstitute their route. |
Photo J. SANTANA
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The nature reserve of the Finocchiarola
islands has broods of shags and gults from Audouin, which is a rare
species that is only found in the Mediterranean. The variable buzzard
and the kestrel falcon also fly across the sky of the Cap Corse.
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Flora |
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Photo ICS
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The scrub which is a green and fragant vegetation
that covers mountains, hills and small valleys, is present in the
whole Cap Corse. It can be dense if it is made of arbutus or it can
be at the level of the ground, like in Capandula. In front of the
sea, "lentisques" and myrtles, "cistes" and heather
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On the rocky soils, brooms and rosemaries
dominate. Unique, the "hellébore" of Corsica which is a
medicinal plant was used by the "elders".
Euphores and sea lavanders complete the plant kingdom of the Cap Corse.Cap
Corse. |
| Sea Flora |
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| The "posidonies"
ensure a good balance in the coastal environment. These sea plants
form real submarine herbariums. On the beaches, you can find pieces
of dead leaves that are subjected to the to and fro motion of the
water, and that stagnate in the soft heaps and then turn into fibrous
balls. The herbariums of "posidonies" serve as food and
shelter for the sea animals and help for the stability of the sea
bed. |
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