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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A mountain dominated by heavily grazed phrygana and sclerophyllous scrub. The main human activities are livestock-farming, tourism and recreation and hunting.
This is an important site for breeding and passage raptors.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is from overgrazing which is preventing scrub regeneration. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National Low
International Partial1,500 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Nida/Anogion, 1,500 ha). 1 ha of IBA covered by Natural Monument (Endangered Cretan Cephalantera, 1 ha). 7,876 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Krousonas-Vromonero Idis, 7,876 ha)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Idi, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-idi-crete-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.
