Flora and fauna

Fauna

Rich and the interesting fauna of the island has not been fully explored yet.

From the reptiles there are a road lizard (Lacerta viridis), Sharp-lizard (Lacerta oxycephala), common lizard (Lacerta melisellensis) and the pet gecko (Hemidactilus turcicus). Snakes are quite rare (there are no poisonous) after they brought the mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) 1909th year. After an initial rapid increase, mongoose populations came to a certain balance with the environment.

From the mammals there are: mouse (Apodemus mystacinus), hedgehog (Erinaceus europeus), more species of bats (Chiroptera), common dormouse (Glis glis), marten (Martes foina) and common hare (Lepus europaeus). Fallow deer (Dama dama) was entered on the island after the Second World War, and more recently wild boar (Sus scrofa).

Bird world is rich and the diverse especially in the migrating season. In pine woods and the surrounding macchia live thrushes (Turdidae), tit (Paridae), Queen (Regulidae), warbler (Sylvidae) _ Hoopoe (Upupa epops), Roller (Coracias garrulus), etc.
Valleys and the fields in the winter time are populated by Finch  (Fringilidae), Lark (Alaudidae) and the shepherdesses (Motacilidae). Along the coast and especially on the mud lakes  there are: mallards (Anatidae), grebes (Podicipidae), herons (Ardeidae) and the snipe (Scolopaeidae). In migrating here are many Falconiformes (Falconidae), and ring dove (Columba palumbus) and the stock dove (Columba oenas). At the Park nests wild pigeon (Columba livia) and the rare prey eagle owl (Bubo bubo).

The sea around the island is characterized by well preserved wildlife, distinctive from southern Adriatic. Some findings indicate that the open-sea side of the islands are inhabited by Croatian extremely rare species of fauna - the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).