The real problem is that the Mediterranean islands had forests, Forests that evolved in a similar way to the outstanding current Asian temperate forests that a

The real problem is that the Mediterranean islands had forests, Forests that evolved in a similar way to the outstanding current Asian temperate forests that are a hot spot of temperate biodiversity. They were the home to endemic conifers, "italojapanese" maples, dwarf European elephants and rodents like bunnies with teddy bear ears. All gone now. We will never know how an European "Asian jungle" would look.