Ecology
The island is inhabited by Tsushima cat, wild boar, deer, martens, and mice. Migrating birds that make stops on island include hawks, harriers, eagles, and Black-throated Loons. Forest, which covers 90% of the island, consists of broad-leafed evergreens, conifers, and deciduous trees, including cypress. Honey bees are common, with many used to produce commercial honey.
Tsushima Reef, in the bay between Tsushima and Iki Island, is the northernmost coral reef in the world, surpassing the Iki Island reef discovered in 2001. It is dominated by cool-tolerant stony or Scleractinian Favia corals but the observed settling of tropical Acropora coral is expected to provide an ongoing indicator for continuing global warming.
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