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Swiss get 75% of power from renewable sources

This content was published on Sep 7, 2020 Last year three-quarters of the electricity from Swiss sockets came from renewable sources, with 66% from large-scale hydropower plants.

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Let’s save the glaciers, but what about the wolf?

This content was published on Aug 31, 2020 Where can you be called to the ballot box to save the glaciers one day and be asked to decide the fate of the wolf the next?

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Foreigners banned from ibex trophy hunting

This content was published on Aug 29, 2020 Local authorities in southern Switzerland are ending the controversial practice of letting rich foreigners kill Alpine ibex for their heads and horns.

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Woman ‘miraculously’ found in glacier crevasse after two days

This content was published on Aug 27, 2020 A Russian woman was found alive and fairly well in a glacier crevice in canton Valais on Tuesday, two days after she fell in while walking alone on the ice.

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Study warns of ‘harmful subsidies’ for Swiss biodiversity

This content was published on Aug 24, 2020 Over 160 subsidies – mainly in the fields of transport, farming and energy – are damaging biodiversity in Switzerland, a new study concludes.

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British-Swiss study reveals more glacier-shielding rock debris

This content was published on Aug 6, 2020 The amount of rock debris covering the world’s glaciers is larger than previously thought, a new study has found.

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Is your bikini fish-friendly? Research reveals how fabrics shed microplastics

This content was published on Aug 6, 2020 Scientists from two Swiss institutes have been investigating what happens when synthetic fabrics are washed.

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Wolf packs continue to grow in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 4, 2020 The latest pack contains at least six pups, according to the Graubünden Hunting and Fishing Authority. The sighting adds to the 35-40 wolves in the canton, with some 80 believed to be roaming Switzerland. The first pack was sighted in 2012 in the Calanda region of Graubünden, signalling the return of breeding wolves to the…

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Wolf kills 19 sheep in a week in eastern Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 31, 2020 Most of the sheep attacked were on a pasture protected by an electric fence.

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How Swiss staycationers are scouting out your next Alpine getaway

This content was published on Jul 31, 2020 If you’re reading this and don’t reside in Europe, chances are you’re not going to make it to Switzerland this year. Now for the good news.

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