Hengchun is also known for being home to the beautiful golden birdwing butterfly, fireflies galore, migratory birds, numerous tropical plants carried to Taiwan on ocean currents, and a number of breeds of goats and sheep.
恆春半島上最美麗的黃裳鳳蝶、夜提小燈籠的螢火蟲、離家十萬里的候鳥、飄洋過海的熱帶海岸林植物等小小生命，還有種類繁多的羊種，都是此地知名豐富的生態景觀。