

Animals
The Swiss National Park is considered an Eldorado for animal watching. The protection regulations ensure that the animals do not feel disturbed by visitors. Thank you very much for respecting them and thus enabling all guests to enjoy unique nature experiences.
Find out more about some selected animal species in the Swiss National Park!


Flora
The Swiss National Park offers a unique refuge for around 650 higher plant species. These include rare species such as the Rhaetian poppy or the Pygmy buttercup, but also typical alpine plants such as Mountain avens or Edelweiss.
Do you know the different types of conifers in the National Park? We will introduce you to these too.


Geology
Stones tell us their story if you take the time to explore them. In the National Park, for example, you can find footprints of dinosaurs that are 220 million years old!
The majority of the rocks in the National Park are sedimentary rocks: around 80 per cent are dolomites and limestones, including the striking cornieule or coralline limestones. Only the Macun lakes do not consist of sediments, but of metamorphic rocks.
Find out more about the rocks in the Park here.


Natural processes
All natural processes are protected in the Swiss National Park.
This means that over an area of around 170 km2 all natural processes can take place without restriction. Nature with her animals, plants and habitats is largely left to her own devices. Man becomes a silent observer of the various processes that shape and constantly change this unique alpine landscape. We observe, research and document what is happening. Not least in order to understand nature better.
Here you can find out more about these processes and what their protection means.


Habitats and seasons
With an altitude of 1400 to 3174 metres above sea level, the National Park has a variety of habitats to discover!
In the high mountains the rugged rock faces are fascinating, in the valleys the wide beds of the naturally flowing rivers. The changing seasons fascinate our guests year after year.
Discover the National Park in all four seasons and learn more about our habitats.


Biodiversity
“Cultivation begins with the first trees that are felled.
It ends with the last trees that are felled.”
(unknown author)
Despite its undisputed value, biodiversity is in sharp decline worldwide.
Here you can find out what biodiversity means, why it is so important for us humans and what significance biodiversity has in the concept of the Swiss National Park.