Landscape, plants and animals

The earth’s natural surface develops through the ongoing interplay of mountain building and mountain erosion. Climate, glaciers and weather have created the diverse terrain forms visible today.

These processes are continually at work every day. Thus, the formation of the Alps is still not complete. Mountain building and erosion are currently in balance, which is why the Alps are no longer growing.

In a pristine landscape, the Tectonic Arena Sardona offers an unusually high density of geotopes worthy of protection, a diverse alpine flora and fauna, as well as raised bogs and alluvial plains of national importance. In addition to the oldest reintroduced ibex colony in Switzerland, the diverse landscapes of the Tectonic Arena Sardona also provided the ideal habitat for the first-ever reintroduction of bearded vultures to the Northern Alps.