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The Canary Islands

Located off the coast of West Africa and near the islands of Morocco and Western Sahara, the Canary Islands are a group of islands which are composed of several small inlets, seven major islands and one minor island. They are considered a Spanish archipelago and they are also volcanic in origin. The name, Canary Islands, stems from the latin phrase Insula Canaria, which literally means Islands of the Dogs, and for a good reason. As this island was inhabited by fierce and mastiff breed of dogs, the name of the Canary Islands have stuck to the heads of the people in Roman times.

The group of islands in this region are the following: Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, Fuerteventura and La Graciosa - all islands that actually are graced by the presence of volcanoes. All of the volcanoes found in each of the islands are known to be active since years ago, except the one in La Gomera. Apart from the volcanoes found in this island, there are also four national parks found here Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente found in La Palma; Garajonay National Park in La Gomera; Teide National Park located in Tenerife; and Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote.

The economy of the islands is based on tourists and foreign visitors staying in the islands (of which ten million are dropping by every year), about 32% of the Gross Domestic Product. Among the resources located on this island for export are the bananas and tobaccos which are exported in Europe. There are also other agricultural resources in this island such as the oranges, vines, grapes, dates, onions, figs, wheat, apricots, peaches, almonds, barley, sugarcane, tomatoes, potatoes, apricots, corn and cochineal.

This group of islands has been gaining a steady growth in their economy, what with so many visitors visiting each year, and agricultural resources at hand. Aside from that, the Foreign Direct Investment is also responsible for this impending growth, especially when this deals with tourist and hotels; the European Funds also has created a global impact to the economic growth of the islands.

Many terrestrial wildlife of the canary islands can also be located here, and a range of diversity and various habitat species are also present. The bird life in this region consists not only of the Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, a European and African species, but also of the following: the canary, Madeira Firecrest, Trocaz Pigeon, Bolle's Pigeon, Plain Swift, Blue Chaffinch, Tenerife Goldcrest, Fuerteventurra Chat, Laurel Pigeon, Canary Islands Chiffchaff and the Graja.There are also other species that are found in the area such as the gekkos and the wall lizards, and the endangered humongous lizard, the El Hierro Giant Lizard. Mammals such as the Lava Mouse and the Canary Islands Giant Rat have now become extinct.

As for the species under the sea, the moral eel, ray, shark, grunt, scorpionfish, triggerfish, goby, blenny, jack, bream, and the grouper can be found here. There are also other invertebrate species such as the sea urchin, crab, mollusc, jellyfish, sponge, starfish, sea cucumber and coral are here.