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Protected animals face fierce opponents

Moves are afoot in Switzerland to reduce the protection enjoyed by endangered wolves. The Swiss agreed to save the species when they signed the Bern Convention on environmental protection. But farmers and hunters are up in arms over the large number of livestock and game that have fallen prey to the predators, and want the wolf protection laws relaxed. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch/SF)

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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