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Restoring natural habitats for flora and fauna

Things don’t look good for biodiversity in Switzerland. Many animals and plant species lack habitats, since they are broken up by residential areas and roads. The Swiss cabinet has now agreed on an action plan. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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A new habitat for sand martins

This content was published on A gravel pit owner in canton Aargau has created a nesting place for sand martins, to try to boost the number of these endangered birds. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Reintroducing vultures in Switzerland

This content was published on For three years in a row, members of the Bearded Vulture Foundation have taken young birds up the Hengliboden mountain in Melchsee-Frutt, Obwalden, watched over and fed them until they could fly.  Bearded vultures were first reintroduced in Switzerland in 1991 in the Swiss National Park . New regions were subsequently added. It has been shown that 88%…

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