Alpine vistas of proposed national park
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The core zone of the planned park, covered by a sea of fog. (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) -
Ibex in the core zone. (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) -
Cottongrass on the alpine pass, Diesrut, located at 2,428 metres above sea level. (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) Keystone -
Alp Ürbell, used for grazing livestock in summer, in Valley Malvaglia. (KEYSTONE/Gian Ehrenzeller) (KEYSTONE/Gian Ehrenzeller) -
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Pozzo Alp in Valley Malvaglia. (KEYSTONE/Gian Ehrenzeller) Adula -
The Terri hut operated by the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC-CAS). (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) -
The alpine lake 'Laghet la Greina' with the Greina plane in the distance. (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) Keystone -
Rock slabs polished by retreating glaciers near the summit of Pizzo Cassinello, above the village of Vals. (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) Keystone -
The Greina plain, which will be part of the planned core zone. (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) -
Alp Ürbell in Valley Malvaglia. (KEYSTONE/Gian Ehrenzeller) Keystone -
On the Soreda pass, which will also be included in the core zone. The summit of the Zervreilahorn is in the background. (KEYSTONE/Arno Balzarini) Keystone
This content was published on November 23, 2016
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The Parc Adula would have become Switzerland’s second and largest national park with its 1,000 sq km (384 sq miles) area. But the proposal was rejected by local voters on November 27
It was a multilingual and multicultural project comprising five regions and 17 municipalities in cantons Graubünden and Ticino.
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