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German-speaking Italians provide a lesson for Europe

This content was published on Jun 27, 2019 Once over the Ofen Pass, the descent to Italy is rapid. I’ve been on this road before, nearly 20 years ago, to write one of my first travel reports.

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Why the Swiss would rather protect whisky than wolves

This content was published on Jun 12, 2019 Livestock owners are likely raising a glass to toast lawmakers who on June 11 took clear aim at Switzerland’s meagre wolf population.

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Swiss parliament agrees to loosen protected species hunting rules

This content was published on Jun 11, 2019 Parliament has agreed to ease rules that regulate the number of certain protected species, making it easier to shoot wolves in the Swiss Alps.

Man-made boulder catches in rock protection fencing on a mountainside

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Watch your step – what are the risks of travelling in the mountains?

This content was published on May 28, 2019 Only a couple of weeks after I described how you can hike safely and in comfort in the Alps, I was struck by an avalanche.

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Swiss Alpine holiday home market fragments under pressure

This content was published on May 23, 2019 Areas like St Moritz, Gstaad, Verbier, Zermatt and Davos saw price gains of as much as 10% last year. But the cost of apartments in less exclusive mountain resorts remained flat or even fell. The same trend could be seen between luxury and non-luxury segments; only properties attracting prices in excess of CHF8,500 ($8,400) per…

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How Switzerland is battling invasive species

This content was published on May 22, 2019 Switzerland has waged war on invasive species. The fight is starting to bear fruit, but private citizens have to lend a hand.

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The menace behind the windmill palm

This content was published on May 22, 2019 The windmill palm is spreading into the woods of southern Switzerland. Experts warn that it endangers local biodiversity.

A plaque shows the high water mark of the flood of 1999, at the side of a yacht harbour

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Small-town Swiss vote provides a lesson in flood prevention

This content was published on May 15, 2019 When I removed the white leaflet from the voting envelope, my first impulse was to discard it right away.

Roland Eberle, Philipp Staehelin, Vreni Schawalder and Hermann Lei walking on planks over flooded Thurgau

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When the ‘flood of the century’ crippled Switzerland

This content was published on May 15, 2019 Severe flooding in May 1999 killed one person and injured several others. Damage to property and infrastructure was severe, racking up thousands of insurance claims worth millions of Swiss francs. Especially hard hit were communities near Bern and in central and eastern Switzerland. In some cases, the entire ground floors of homes and businesses were…

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Tunnelling through a glacier keeps villages from flooding

This content was published on May 14, 2019 A glacial lake in Switzerland has been filling with meltwater, endangering the residents of the valley.

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