In pictures: spectacular images show beauty of Swiss wildlife
Swiss environmental group Pro Natura recently unveiled the winners in its “Wildlife on the move” photo competition. Here are the best images.
The competition run by Pro Natura – Switzerland’s oldest environmental group – was divided into several categories including “Large wild animals on the move”, “Small wild animals on the move” and “Wilderness ways”. A separate category was given over to the public’s favourite photos.
Here are all the winners.
Large wild animals on the move - first prize: A red deer in the Parc Ela nature park in Graubünden. Photo: Ueli Stahel
Large wild animals on the move - second prize: A chamois herd above Curaglia in Graubünden. Photo: Roland Beck
Large wild animals on the move - third prize: A fox in the Gantrisch Nature Park in the canton of Bern. Photo: Melanie Weber
Small wild animals on the move - first prize: A European tree frog climbing in reeds in Uster in the canton of Zurich. Photo: Astrid Hauzenberger.
Small wild animals on the move - second prize: A stoat in Bosco Gurin in the canton of Ticino. Photo: Samuel Morisoli
Small wild animals on the move - third prize: Mating grass frogs in Thundorf, canton Thurgau. Photo: Sandra Schweizer
Wilderness ways – first prize: A drone capture of a wildlife bridge over the A1 motorway near Kirchberg in the canton of Bern. Photo: David Haggman
Wilderness ways – second prize: An ibex on a narrow cliff ledge at the Creux du Van cirque on the border of the cantons of Vaud and Neuchatel. Photo: Urs Grossniklaus
Wilderness ways – third prize: A roebuck in Chavannes-de-Bogis in the canton of Vaud. Photo: Lucas Margueron
Public's favourites – first prize: A deer hiding among cereal crops in Bollingen in the canton of Bern. Photo: Adrian Schmid
Public's favourites – second prize: A young ibex on the Nufenen Pass which connects the cantons of Valais and Ticino. Photo: Kevin Gundi
Public's favourites – third prize: A grass snake in Neuhaus in the canton of St Gallen. Photo: Mike Wörner
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The competition run by Pro Natura – Switzerland’s oldest environmental group – was divided into several categories including “Large wild animals on the move”, “Small wild animals on the move” and “Wilderness ways”. A separate category was given over to the public’s favourite photos.
Here are all the winners.
Large wild animals on the move - first prize: A red deer in the Parc Ela nature park in Graubünden. Photo: Ueli Stahel
Large wild animals on the move - second prize: A chamois herd above Curaglia in Graubünden. Photo: Roland Beck
Large wild animals on the move - third prize: A fox in the Gantrisch Nature Park in the canton of Bern. Photo: Melanie Weber
Small wild animals on the move - first prize: A European tree frog climbing in reeds in Uster in the canton of Zurich. Photo: Astrid Hauzenberger.
Small wild animals on the move - second prize: A stoat in Bosco Gurin in the canton of Ticino. Photo: Samuel Morisoli
Small wild animals on the move - third prize: Mating grass frogs in Thundorf, canton Thurgau. Photo: Sandra Schweizer
Wilderness ways – first prize: A drone capture of a wildlife bridge over the A1 motorway near Kirchberg in the canton of Bern. Photo: David Haggman
Wilderness ways – second prize: An ibex on a narrow cliff ledge at the Creux du Van cirque on the border of the cantons of Vaud and Neuchatel. Photo: Urs Grossniklaus
Wilderness ways – third prize: A roebuck in Chavannes-de-Bogis in the canton of Vaud. Photo: Lucas Margueron
Public's favourites – first prize: A deer hiding among cereal crops in Bollingen in the canton of Bern. Photo: Adrian Schmid
Public's favourites – second prize: A young ibex on the Nufenen Pass which connects the cantons of Valais and Ticino. Photo: Kevin Gundi
Public's favourites – third prize: A grass snake in Neuhaus in the canton of St Gallen. Photo: Mike Wörner
Read also: Brown bear strolls across Swiss ski slope
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