Abies nebrodensis
Once endemic in northern Sicily mountains, the Abies nebrodensis had been considered extinct since 1900. It was rediscovered in 1957 in the...
Flowers in Madonie
The description, albeit brief, of Madonie’s Park vegetation, can not be said exhausted without a necessary side note on the endemic flora and the...
Genista cupani
Genista cupani (Genista cupanii guss.) is a plant of Farbaceae family. This family is endemic of Sicily. Its name is an homage to the memory of...
Wild Boar
Name Wild boar – Sus scrofa (Linneo 1758) Order Artiodactyla Family Suidae Identification It has longer paws and it is more slender than...
Deer
Name Fallow deer – Dama dama (Linnaeus. 1758) Order Artiodactyla Family Cervidae Identification Medium-sized ungulate (Body length 130-170...
Italian Hare
It is a medium-sized hare, ranging in length from 40 to 70 cm, while the weight of an adult hare varies from 2 to 3.5 kg. Endemic to the...
West European Hedgehog
The European hedgehog is a small animal (body length: 230-290 mm, adult weight: 400-1100 g) with the body entirely covered with short and thick...
Red Fox
Appearance Of all the species that make up the genus Vulpes, the red fox is the largest, the most widespread and includes many subspecies. Its fur...
Daytime Butterflies
Name Butterflies (Rhopalocera) Class Insects Order Lepidoptera (name derived from the Greek words “lepi” for scale and “pteron” for wings. Wings...
Petralia Salt
In Petralia Sottana, in Raffo Fraction,is located the one of Europe richest salt deposits, enclosed in a salt lens inside the heart of the...
Scillato Blonde Orange
The Scillato Blonde Orange is a navel orange variety distinguished in three typologies: Washington Navel, Nareline and Navelate. With the...
Sfoglio of the Madonie
Those who try it, they buy it! The sfoglio delle Madonie is our Park most typical dessert and has over four hundred years of history. It is a...