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Switzerland experienced hottest, sunniest year ever in 2022

This content was published on Jul 10, 2023 The extreme hot weather shattered records in Switzerland last year, marking 2022 as the warmest and sunniest since records began in 1864.

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First European bison born in Swiss Jura mountains in 1,000 years

This content was published on Jul 6, 2023 A wisent, or European bison, has been born in the Jura mountains of Solothurn for the first time in 1,000 years.

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Swiss mountaineer dies on Mont Blanc while rescuing climber

This content was published on Jul 3, 2023 A 62-year-old Swiss climber has died on the French side of Mont Blanc. He fell 300 metres while trying to rescue another rope party.

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Swiss anti-wolf protection measures ‘running out of money’

This content was published on Jul 3, 2023 A Swiss fund to help farmers protect livestock from wolves is running out of money just as conservationists applaud the results of such efforts.

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Wolves kill fewer Swiss lambs despite growing packs

This content was published on Jun 29, 2023 Anti-wolf measures appear to be paying off for Swiss livestock so far this year.

asian hornets pose a danger to honeybee populations

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Invasive Asian hornet rapidly spreading in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 28, 2023 The Asian hornet is spreading rapidly in Switzerland. There have been 66 reported sightings in seven cantons this year.

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Ticks in Switzerland transmit more diseases than thought

This content was published on Jun 28, 2023 Ticks in Switzerland do not just transmit borreliosis or encephalitis. They can also cause rickettsial infections and anaplasmosis.

A rockfall narrowly misses hitting a Swiss village in Brienz/Brinzauls.

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Evacuated Swiss village to allow residents to return

This content was published on Jun 22, 2023 The mountain village of Brienz/Brinzauls narrowly escaped a significant landslide. Next Monday, residents will be able to return during the day.

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Huge landslide narrowly misses Swiss mountain village

This content was published on Jun 16, 2023 A large section of the crumbling mountain above Brienz/Brinzauls broke off around midnight narrowly missing the village in southeastern Switzerland.

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Biodiversity petition signed by more than 40,000 people

This content was published on Jun 12, 2023 Representatives of 44 environmental protection organisations have urged parliamentarians to act and defend Switzerland’s biodiversity.

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