Lake Nemrut chamois has been extinct. The caldera was registered a natural monument in 2003. The protected area around the crater lake covers . Nemrut Caldera Natural Monument () is protected in the status of a tourist attraction, a protected area of first degree and a wetland. The government of Turkey designated the wetland of the caldera as the 14th Ramsar site of the country on April 17, 2013. It is not permitted to cut reed in the caldera and to fish in the lake, although some livestock grazing takes place around the caldera. A winter sports and ski center was established
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park and gardens are jointly managed by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council. Although the park covers a large area, the park has limited formal maintenance. This gives it a rough and ready rural feel in all except the Formal Gardens. The park is well endowed with interesting features, many of which are Grade II or Grade II* listed. Several larvae of the beautiful pearl ("Agrotera nemoralis"), were found by members of the Cornish branch of Butterfly Conservation on European hornbeam ("Carpinus betulus") during August 2013. The micro-moth was previously only known (in Britain) from East Blean Woods, Kent. Mount Edgcumbe