It was enlisted to the network of NATURA 2000 as protected area with significant ecological importance.
The area of the lagoon in the town of Lefkada presents a great interest as an immigrate station of birds, characterized by the treaty of RAMSAR as a wildlife sanctuary of international interest.
There you can meet many and rare species of birds, like heron, swans, a variety of gulls, ducks and geese.Inside the lagoon, evari exists, sea farms with special traditional kiddles, where the fishes live and grow under a natural environment.
Source: www.lefkada.gr