Flora and Fauna
Georgia is very interesting from the ecological point of view. In Georgia there are more than 500 popular mineral waters such as Borjomi, Sairme, Bakhmaro, Nabeglavi, Bakhmaro, Zvere, Javal etc.
Among the 4000 sorts of wines, registered throughout the world 500 Are Georgian.
There are 4000 and 4500 species of vascular plants in the country, of which around 15% are endemic to the Caucasus. Of these, around 300 are endemic to Georgia alone. Ten species of Peonies and five of the eleven species of Snowdrop in the world can be found.
Georgia is, without any doubt, a bird-watching paradise. It is the habitat for 360 species of birds, four vultures and eleven types of eagles. It is noticeable that four endemic species can be seen only here.
The forests still cover 2.7 million hectares (38.6% of Georgia’s territory) where from only 59,500ha are artificially planted; about 6% of the natural forests are virgin and 40% have avoided serious human impact.
Home to wolves, bears, jackals, foxes, lynx and other predators. The mountain regions encounter many hoofed animals: roe deer, red deer, chamois, wild boar, wild or bezoars goat - and the endemic Caucasian tour, still found in herds high in the Greater Caucasus.
The Georgian Shepered Dog (which Russians named in the 19th c. as a Caucasian Shepherded) is one of the best guardian breeds in the world.
Out of Existing 27 species of wheat in the world, the major part – 14 species are found in Georgia and 6 among them are endemic.
Georgia is very interesting from the ecological point of view. In Georgia there are more than 500 popular mineral waters such as Borjomi, Sairme, Bakhmaro, Nabeglavi, Bakhmaro, Zvere, Javal etc.
Among the 4000 sorts of wines, registered throughout the world 500 Are Georgian.
There are 4000 and 4500 species of vascular plants in the country, of which around 15% are endemic to the Caucasus. Of these, around 300 are endemic to Georgia alone. Ten species of Peonies and five of the eleven species of Snowdrop in the world can be found.
Georgia is, without any doubt, a bird-watching paradise. It is the habitat for 360 species of birds, four vultures and eleven types of eagles. It is noticeable that four endemic species can be seen only here.
The forests still cover 2.7 million hectares (38.6% of Georgia’s territory) where from only 59,500ha are artificially planted; about 6% of the natural forests are virgin and 40% have avoided serious human impact.
Home to wolves, bears, jackals, foxes, lynx and other predators. The mountain regions encounter many hoofed animals: roe deer, red deer, chamois, wild boar, wild or bezoars goat - and the endemic Caucasian tour, still found in herds high in the Greater Caucasus.
The Georgian Shepered Dog (which Russians named in the 19th c. as a Caucasian Shepherded) is one of the best guardian breeds in the world.
Out of Existing 27 species of wheat in the world, the major part – 14 species are found in Georgia and 6 among them are endemic.
