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» Flora and Fauna in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Flora and Fauna

Fuerteventura just like Lanzarote posses little vegetation.

Isla de Lobos

The island or isle of Los Lobos is a natural park of about 500 acres, that has been a protected ...

Dunas de Corralejo

The Natural Park of Corralejo known as Natural Protected Space of Las Dunas de Corralejo, an ...

Parque Natural of Jandia

This park has about 15,000 acres of great value and beautiful landscape.

Natural Monuments

Fuerteventura has a large number of protected spaces.

Playa el Matorral

The Playa Del Matorral is a location in the municipality of Pajara that has about 116 acres, and ...

Fuerteventura just like Lanzarote posses little vegetation. It is a volcanic island in which green shines due to it's absence, but just like the island of Lanzarote it also posseses other endemic species with great ecological value.

Thickets and lichen are the two plants that are most abundant on this island, just as the palm trees or cactus; plants that do not need abundant humidity to survive.
As to what the fauna is concerned, whales, marine birds and preybirds are what they have most of. Kestrels, bats, turtles, rabbits, dolphins and lizards also form part of their ecosystem.