RHODES
Plants and Animals

Cities in RHODES

Faliraki

Popular destinations GREECE

Aegina	Alonissos	Andros
Chios	Corfu	Crete
Hydra	Kalymnos	Karpathos
Kefalonia	Kos	Lefkas
Lesbos	Mykonos	Naxos
Paros	Patmos	Peloponnese
Poros	Rhodes	Samos
Santorini	Skiathos	Skopelos
Spetses	Thasos	Zakynthos

Plants and Animals

Plants

Rhodes Vegatation_{Photo: Karelj CC 3.0 no changes made}

In ancient times, Rhodes was covered with forest. But for centuries, the islanders cut down forests for houses, ships and fortifications. Nowadays, there are not many forests left, but there is a lot of scrub on Rhodes. There are also many herbs, such as rosemary, lavender and thyme. Of the few trees, there are cork oaks, laurel trees and pines. Where the soil is fertile, olive, almond and citrus trees have been planted.

Animals

Lizzard, Rhodes_{Photo: Notafly CC 3.0 no changes made}

Due to deforestation and hunting, the animal world is small. Big game has disappeared. There are lizards, turtles and a few flamingos on Rhodes. The sea, too, is poor in food. The most common fish are tuna, mackerel and sardine. Sometimes you can still see dolphins and seals from the ferries that sail between the islands.

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Sources

Facaros,D / Rhodes & the Dodecanese
Cadogan

Griekse eilanden
Van Reemst

Hendriksen,B / Rodos, Kos en dodekanisos
Babylon- De Geus

Hermans, F / Rodos en Kos
ANWB

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

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