The « Nature Sites in need of protection » (ENS)

Thanks to the wide variety of its landscapes and climates, Ardèche welcomes a large natural bio-diversity:

=> 159 bird species (273 in France), among them the Bonelli eagle (only 26 couples in France).
=> 69 mammalian species (135 in France).
=> 39 fish species (83 in France).
=> 14 amphibians (29 in France)
=> 21 reptiles (39 in France)
As well as 2,261 plant varieties (50% of the French ones).

#  14 sites represent this diversity under the shape of a network.

#  9 sites organise educational and tourist discoveries in order to learn about nature.

Among these 9 specific sites :

=> The high valleys of the Cance and Ay rivers
=> The Mézenc - Gerbier Massif
=> The Tanargue Massif
=> The Montselgues plateau
=> The Païolive Wood and the Chassezac gorges
=> The Boissine geological site
=> The Boutières Serres
=> The Ardèche Gorges and Pont-d’Arc
=> The Crussol and Soyons Massifs.

Multimedia:
Overview of the fauna and flora in Ardèche.
Source : Ardèche-guide.

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