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Forest fires multiply as drought persists in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 26, 2022 Canton Ticino has been hardest hit by forest fires this year. But several other regions have also raised their wildfire risk levels to “severe”.

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Invasive quagga mussel could profoundly change Swiss lakes

This content was published on Mar 24, 2022 The invasive quagga mussel, originally from the Black Sea region, is spreading rapidly in Swiss lakes.

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Peregrine falcon once again in peril in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 10, 2022 The world’s fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, has been put back on the red list of “vulnerable” species in Switzerland.

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Swiss bear sanctuary to receive two new occupants

This content was published on Feb 10, 2022 A bear sanctuary in southeast Switzerland is to become home to two bears from a zoo in North Macedonia.

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Excess fungicide residues could ‘impair groundwater for years’

This content was published on Feb 2, 2022 Residues of chlorothalonil, an agricultural fungicide, are still too high in the groundwater from which most drinking water is obtained.

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Italian teams join fight to put out Swiss forest fire

This content was published on Feb 1, 2022 Several teams of Italian volunteers have joined efforts to put out a forest fire in southern Switzerland.

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‘Threatening’ Swiss wolf shot without permit

This content was published on Jan 21, 2022 A game warden in Switzerland has shot dead a wolf without prior permission because the animal appeared to be stalking people.

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When mountaintops sway like trees in the wind

This content was published on Jan 10, 2022 If even mountains are in constant motion, then we should accept the inevitable shifts in our lives when everything around us is changing.

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Garden dormouse named Animal of the Year 2022

This content was published on Jan 2, 2022 Swiss environmental organisation Pro Natura has named the garden dormouse “Animal of the Year”.

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Podcast: Using sound to find Stone Age ruins under Lake Lucerne

This content was published on Dec 22, 2021 How do archaeologists unravel prehistoric findings underwater? We get to the bottom of this mystery on The Swiss Connection.

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