The Fauna

The first consideration to be made is that in the past the territory has been almost entirely cultivated, both because some of the slopes were less steep and because of the historic "hunger" for land of the Pesaro settlements. Therefore, there were no large mammals until the 1990s when the roe deer, in expansion over the entire provincial territory, made its way to the Park as well and found this environment, made up of a patchwork of cultivated land, open woodlands and shrubs, suitable for its needs. We also the fox, which roams the beaches as well, to feed on marine organisms, the badger and the porcupine.

Also important to note are the hibernation habits in the stretch of sea facing the park: Merganser, Cormoran, great-crested grebe, grebe, and in particularly cold winters, eider duck, numerous species of seagulls, including several exemplars of the Zafferano and Gavina gulls, great black-headed gull, as well as common and herring seagulls. Several species of limicolous frequent the beaches during the winter months, i.e. the curlew and common sandpiper.
The peregrine hawk frequents the area during the winter season. The common Owl, the little owl and the scops owl nest in the Park, as does the barn owl which nest in the ramshackle, abandoned country houses.

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