The tenperate weather of the mountain also give chances to the pines. Wood plants like teakwood grow in gorges. The latter is used in particular for the making of the sacred mask. Other trees, such as the Pangge Baya or the Ebony are getting rare as they are the favored material for woodcarving. One makes pipes, rope, baskets and even food from bamboo.
Riversides have also a rich bird life.
The shore of Bali shores are abundant in animal and floral species. The mangrove forest contain all sorts of big and small crabs, shrimps and fishes. The coral reefs contain colorful fish which were for long exported abroad. These fish, as cral itself, are now disappearing, as has the giant turtle, which used to come by the thousands onto Balinese shores. It is now prohibited to sell and export its shell.