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Suggested books: Mediterranean Wild Flowers by Marjorie Blaney and Christopher Grey-Wilson (Harper Collins). This is a complete guide with over 2000 illustrations. It includes illustrations of the different pines and deciduous trees to be found in the southern area.

Flore du Parc National des Cévennes – obtainable at the park shop in Florac (French only). Lots of photos of the flora to be found in the national park and on the Causses.

Wildlife

The Cevenese people have always been great hunters and probably needed to be in order to survive. The new ecology movement has been slow to get off the ground amongst the older farmers, though an awareness of the need for conservation is growing amongst the younger generation.

With the setting up of the Cevennes National Park in 1970, certain species have been reintroduced to the area, such as the Grand Tetras (capercaillie) (see Mont Lozère walk), the mouflon (a type of sheep originating from Corsica), black woodpecker and the bald-headed vultures on the edge of the Causse. As all the animals are protected the numbers of deer, mountain hares, badgers, foxes, squirrels, pine martens and wild boar have increased, as have birds such as owls, thrushes (once trapped) and woodpecker.