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Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Nestled between the Piedmont and Aosta Valley regions in the Graian Alps is the Italian national park known as Gran Paradiso. The park, which shares a border with the French Vanoise National Park, is named after the Gran Paradiso peak, which is situated within it. Though it now also protects other species, the park's original purpose was to keep poachers away from the Alpine ibex, which King Victor Emmanuel II used as a personal hunting area.In the summer, Alpine ibex graze in the bountiful alpine pastures; in the winter, they move down to lower altitudes. The ibex is protected all year round thanks to Gran Paradiso's partnership with Vanoise National Park.In addition to ibex, the park is home to ermine, weasels, hares, alpine chamois, Eurasian badgers, wolves (who were just brought in from Central Italy), and maybe lynx.The majority of the year is spent above the tree line by chamois and ibex. In the winter and spring, they move down to the valleys. The plants along the snow line provide the food source for alpine marmots.The state created the Gran Paradiso National Park as a protected area to protect the valley ecosystems surrounding the Gran Paradiso mountain for current and future generations. These ecosystems are of national and worldwide significance.

Therefore, managing and protecting the protected area, preserving the biodiversity of this region and its landscape, conducting scientific research, educating the public about the environment, and developing and promoting sustainable tourism are the goals of the body.

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