Etna guest also a great number of animals and is suitable for birdwatching. If you are lucky, you could see eagles and other raptors on the south side of Bove Valley.
Mount Etna Nature Trails - Trees, canyons, river and ravines
On the Etna you can find some real natural treasures. The most famous is probably the "Castagno dei Cento Cavalli", (one hundred horses Chestnut tree), one of theworld oldest and biggest trees... there's even a paint of it in the Hermitage. You cannot miss the "Ilice di Carrinu", a 700 yeard old tree, and also the huge beech at the Acqua Rocca trail...