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The Natural Park has also been declared a Biosphere Reserve, this is due to the diverse geography with high limestone mountains and deep gorges such as Garganta Verde, (Green Gorge) that is 400m deep and filled with lush vegetation. In addition, it offers a great diversity of species- animals and vegetation. Many species are represented in the Botanical Garden of El Bosque, which is a good place to see the more rare flora of the area. Numerous species of birds live in the park, the Griffon Vulture being the most recognizable by its sheer size and tendency to fly in numbers. The mountain range conserves an important mass of typically Mediterranean natural vegetation including evergreen oaks, cork oaks, strawberry tree, carob trees and wild olives. Pine woodlands have been planted for a crop but have now naturalized. In the shade of the mountain El Pinsapar exists a magnificent forest of rare Pinsapo trees. There are three areas of this exclusive fir tree in the mountainous area of Ronda showing that it once covered more ground. Grazalema park has the largest area of them.
The Natural Park has also been declared a Biosphere Reserve, this is due to the diverse geography with high limestone mountains and deep gorges such as Garganta Verde, (Green Gorge) that is 400m deep and filled with lush vegetation. In addition, it offers a great diversity of species- animals and vegetation. Many species are represented in the Botanical Garden of El Bosque, which is a good place to see the more rare flora of the area. Numerous species of birds live in the park, the Griffon Vulture being the most recognizable by its sheer size and tendency to fly in numbers. The mountain range conserves an important mass of typically Mediterranean natural vegetation including evergreen oaks, cork oaks, strawberry tree, carob trees and wild olives. Pine woodlands have been planted for a crop but have now naturalized. In the shade of the mountain El Pinsapar exists a magnificent forest of rare Pinsapo trees. There are three areas of this exclusive fir tree in the mountainous area of Ronda showing that it once covered more ground. Grazalema park has the largest area of them.