Animal manners

Explore more, bother less

Keep distance: around fifty metres from hoofed animals and around one hundred metres from nests. Bring your own snacks instead of feeding wildlife. Use binoculars rather than getting closer.


Updated: April 2025

Mountain residents

Ibex at daybreak near lofty overlooks
Chamois on shadowed inclines within protected zones
Marmots in alpine meadows when sunny
Golden eagles over broad valleys and ridgelines
Alpine wilderness landscape

Bloom calendar

May to June: alpine roses along lower slopes
June to July: edelweiss on crests
July to August: gentians among meadows
September: gold larch forests