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Commission, which consists of geologists, botanists, | for their respective Cantons, local law's for Nature pro- 



i he Scarl Pass near Schembrina ; in the bacUgi oiind Murtera la Tamangur (2998 ni. aljove sca-levcl). 

 The wood consists of larch and Piiius coiihra. 



zoologists, and archaeologists, serves as a co-ordinating 

 centre for the various efforts for Nature protection 



tection. Already the Commission has secured the 

 preservation of about 400 erratic blocks and 50 trees 



F1G.I2. — Piz Linard (3414 m. above sea-level), seen from Zernetj;. 

 (This mountain is not in the National Park, but one of the finest sights from the Park.) 



throughout Switzerland. Local sub-commissions have 

 been appointed in all the Swiss Cantons, which suggest, 



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of special interest ; further, some 13 moors, lake 

 margins, bird sanctuaries and nesting-places have been 



