902 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1926 
From time to time new plants and flowers are discovered in the 
National Park, the most recent being Draba ladina, previously un- 
known to botanists. It is a yellow-flowered plant of the mustard 
family. 
FAUNA 
Years ago this part of the Alps was the home of the wolf, lynx, 
bear, and lammergeier, but the ever advancing tide of civilization has 
now forced them to flee to wilder regions. The last lynx was shot 
in the neighborhood of the National Park in 1872 and the last bear in 
1904. In August, 1919, a bear with two young ones was seen near 
the National Park, but no later appearance of these animals has been 
recorded. The lammergeier became extinct in the Alps during the 
last century. The park is now the haunt of less fearful animals. 
On the grassy slopes feed herds of graceful stags, deer, and chamois; 
eagles circle majestically over the forests, dividing their prey with 
hordes of foxes, marmots, and weasels. 
The park commission has made great progress with the repopu- 
lation of the region with some of its native fauna. Particular in- 
terest is taken in the colony of ibex which was started in 1920 and 
now counts 12 members. They have quite returned to their wild 
state and live chiefly around Piz Terza. The ibex figured in the his- 
tory of Graubiinden for centuries and appears on ancient coats of 
arms of that canton. 
The following table shows the gradual increase of animals and 
birds in the park since 1918 when the first census was taken: 
Black Small | Ptarmi- 
Year Stags | Roe deer| Chamois} Foxes grouse grouse gans 
| 2) 2 Met gi agit wot tS 
o|o|#|é |g |22/e2|&8|83)53) 2 
#)/2)3| 2) 2 | 8 |=8/86/32| $8) 28) 8 
=) aa ee] ie) PS m& |A~ lo Mm | Ay fe road ic 
Trupchum-Tantermozza--|-.---- 35 65 460 | 120 35 30 35 N90 222220 12 
Cluoza-Prasp6l__....--.__- 12 45 55 400 | 114 15 23 80 18 65 15 10 
Maori 2 Se Ae sae eee 15 45 160 70 25 7 255 | POS 5) /S23the 5 
SGV ae ee Se ere |i sae 1 30 210 35 15 3 Oa eee ae 70 6 13 
Total in 1925___..-_- 12 96 | 195 | 1,230 | 339 90 63 | 190 22 | 315 21 40 
Total in 1924-_.._-_-. 12 70 | 151 | 1,144 | 358 69 49 | 169 29 | 317 20 20 
The figures given above are taken from the guardians’ annual 
reports. 
