Above: Cyprus Moufflon

Fauna relatively refers to a particular group of animals that originated in a certain time and / or place. The word is derived from “Fauna”, a Roman fertility earth goddess.

Cyprus Mammals

The moufflon is the premier wild animal in Cyprus. Tourists may witness this Cypriot timid mountain sheep in a huge open-air field at Stavros tis Psokas - a massive forest location in the Paphos forest. The mountainous countryside is filled with herds of goats and flocks of sheep grazing in. Working animals situated in wine-growing places such as the donkeys are essential. You can also catch miniature animals like foxes, rabbits, squirrels and hares roaming around the forest.

Above: Birdwatching activity in Cyprus

It starts from a small school of birds to huge flocks that clutters across the sky. An Array of different colors and sizes, this amazement has viewed in the journey streak in Cyprus itself and it’s an experience that one cannot encompass in a typical day or mode. Accumulating up to 350 different bird species that pass by in their southward migration happens in the middle of March and May and the travel of the birds northward migration that happens in the middle of August and October. Cyprus seems to be the very main tourist destination for the thousands of birdwatchers across the globe to witness this natural high of fascination that crosses amidst the air. Individuals, groups or parts of organized trips, glaze the Cyprus Island to avail of this scenery.