Nature:

North Cyprus is shelter to some 345 species of various rare birds, and each year 259 different types of birds amounting to about 101 million in total migrate from Europe to North Africa passing through North Cyprus. North Cyprus is also home to some 40 different varieties of butterflies. It has got rich underwater plant life, and is home to over 205 different types of fish. 33% of the turtles in the Mediterranean amongst

them Carretta caretta, Chelania mydas (Green Turtle) and Dermachelys corniacea, visit to the coasts of North Cyprus for breeding. There are 30 different varieties of orchids in the island, 7 of these could be only found in North Cyprus.