Editing Graian Alps (section)

== Nature conservation ==
[[Image:2006-08-06 31.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Alpine ibex]].]]
The western group contains the [[Vanoise National Park]], established in 1972 and covering {{cvt|1250|km2}}<ref>''Les chiffres clés du Parc national de la Vanoise'', National park official web-site [http://www.parcnational-vanoise.fr/fr/connaitre-le-territoire/chiffres-cles.html www.parcnational-vanoise.fr] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121095139/http://www.parcnational-vanoise.fr/fr/connaitre-le-territoire/chiffres-cles.html |date=2012-01-21 }} (accessed on April 2012)</ref> the eastern group contains the [[Gran Paradiso National Park]], the oldest Italian national park.<ref>''Il parco compie 90 anni'', National park official web-site [http://www.pngp.it/ www.pngp.it] (accessed on April 2012)</ref>
Also on the Italian side is located the ''Parco Regionale del Monte Avic'', a nature park of 5,747 [[hectares|ha]] established by Regione [[Valle d'Aosta]].<ref>''Parco del Mont Avic'', home page on [http://www.montavic.info/  www.montavic.info] (accessed on April 2012)</ref>