A wolf has been shot dead in the village of Lumino, near Bellinzona, in canton Ticino. The local government had authorised the shooting on December 21 after a wolf attacked sheep in the area.
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Another wolf had already been shot dead in early December 40 kilometres further north in the Val Blenio area. Other wolves had been spotted in recent months in the Magadino, Val Onsernone and Val Colla regions. There have also been numerous reports of harm to livestock.
Last spring local farmers placed dead sheep in front of a Bellinzona government building in protest at a sheep attack in the Valle Maggia region. They demanded more effective measures against wolf attacks.
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Swiss parliament gives greenlight to wolf culling
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Parliament has agreed to a more proactive regulation of wolf packs in Switzerland.
In December 2022, the Swiss parliament agreed to a more proactive regulation of wolf packs in Switzerland, which is home to an estimated 200 wolves, mainly in the Alps. A rise in attacks on livestock has prompted calls for the wolf population to be limited.
Under existing legislation, the wolf is a protected species and it is only possible to regulate them if significant damage or serious danger has occurred. It should now be possible to shoot the predator before it attacks its prey.
Two years ago voters rejected an overhaul of the hunting laws amid controversy about the regulation of wolves.
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Wolf population thrives in Swiss Alps
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The number of wolves in the Swiss Alps will continue to grow even if hunting regulations were to be eased according to experts.
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Mario Theus, a forester, hunter and filmmaker, discusses his new film, which he hopes will open viewers’ eyes to a world “hardly anyone understands”.
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Swiss national among five survivors rescued after tourist yacht sank in Egypt’s Red Sea
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Egyptian naval forces rescued five people on Tuesday, including a Swiss citizen, and recovered four bodies, a day after a tourist yacht carrying 44 passengers sank in the Red Sea.
Swiss authorities complete 75% of foreign criminal expulsion orders
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Swiss courts ordered the expulsion of 2,250 foreign offenders in 2023. By mid-2024, around 73% of them had left Switzerland, either voluntarily or under police escort.
Initiative launched for tougher environmental rules for Swiss financial industry
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Explosion at Geneva apartment building leaves young girl seriously injured
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A young girl was seriously injured on November 25 after an explosion in an apartment building in the Grange-Canal district of Geneva, the Office of the Attorney General of Geneva has confirmed.
Thawing permafrost threatens dozens of mountain huts in Switzerland
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Swiss study finds language distorts ChatGPT information on armed conflicts
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The Swiss public has named the robin as Bird of the Year 2025. With its familiar red breast and distinctive song, the robin is one of the most common bird species in Switzerland, found in gardens and forests.
Authorities underestimated severe weather risks in southern Switzerland
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Violent storms hit the Misox valley in southern Switzerland in June, causing severe damage and two fatalities. New analysis, presented on Monday, shows that authorities underestimated some of the dangers.
Switzerland and Italy announce closer police and migration cooperation
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Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and his Swiss counterpart, Beat Jans, met in the border town of Chiasso in southern Switzerland on Monday.
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Geneva police carried out a major operation in the east of the city on Monday, following reports that a parcel bomb had exploded in an apartment building and injured one person.
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The number of wolves in the Swiss Alps will continue to grow even if hunting regulations were to be eased according to experts.
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Mario Theus, a forester, hunter and filmmaker, discusses his new film, which he hopes will open viewers’ eyes to a world “hardly anyone understands”.
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