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Swiss cantons allowed to shoot beavers under specific conditions

Many people enjoy the cute rodents, but land and forest owners less so. This is because beavers like to gnaw on trees and eat branches. They can also dam up streams and undermine flood defence dams until the water overflows and floods meadows or houses. But the beaver is also a very useful animal. According to a research project by the Federal Office for the Environment, it contributes greatly to biodiversity. As a tireless creator, it has created an ecosystem in Marthalen (ZH), for example, to which dragonflies, amphibians, fish and aquatic plants have returned. Beaver expert Christof Angst calls beavers "the best promoters of biodiversity". It is also the largest rodent in Europe, and a beaver can grow heavier than a deer. Beavers were once extinct in Switzerland, but were then successfully reintroduced. Today there are around 5000 beavers in Switzerland again.

This content was published on Jan 17, 2025 The Swiss federal government has updated the Hunting Ordinance to include provisions for regulating beaver populations.

In Hochdorf, however, the church council opted for compromise. While the bells won’t be silenced altogether, their ringing has been reduced.

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Cultural asset or unnecessary din? Bell ringing polarises opinion

This content was published on Jan 9, 2025 In Hochdorf, in central Switzerland, the church bell now rings for a shorter duration, though other parishes continue to stick to tradition.

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Vote for the most beautiful weather picture from Switzerland in 2024

This content was published on Jan 8, 2025 The year 2024 witnessed countless spectacular weather phenomena, and now you can help select "The Picture of the Year."

It is a daily nuisance at bus stops in the Swiss city of Winterthur: waste bins overflow again and again. Litter is also strewn all around. Most of the rubbish comes from private households. According to the city, private household rubbish accounts for more than half of the waste volume at individual bus stops. On average, it is around 30%.

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Swiss city takes tougher measures in fight against littering

This content was published on Jan 7, 2025 Bus stops are often misused as waste disposal sites. Campaigns have failed to solve the problem.

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Gut-Behrami and Odermatt take centre stage at Swiss Sports Awards

This content was published on Jan 6, 2025 The most successful Swiss athletes of 2024 were honoured at the Sports Awards.

The tsunami mercilessly worked its way through the fishing village. Many people died, and the lives of those who survived the flood were changed forever.

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Twenty years after the tsunami: ‘It feels like yesterday’

This content was published on Dec 27, 2024 Two decades have passed since Thailand’s coast was devastated by towering waves. While little physical evidence remains, the disaster is far from forgotten. Seven people from Thailand share their painful memories.

Gerhart Wagner was a teacher, scientist and co-author of the book "Flora Helvetica". Botany, a lifelong passion.

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The secret of the centenarians in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 24, 2024 Researcher Daniela Jopp explores in a new study how Swiss centenarians live and what they can teach us about ageing well.

Sawiris organised a village festival on Saturday afternoon to mark the opening of the new shopping mile. According to Andermatt Swiss Alps, around 1000 people attended.

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Luxury resort on the Horizon? Sawiris opens shopping mall in Andermatt

This content was published on Dec 23, 2024 Investor Samih Sawiris has unveiled a new shopping mall in Andermatt, a the mountain village in canton Uri, offering an array of luxury goods.

The boxes with the collected signatures, photographed at the handover for the popular initiatives "Yes to fair AHV pensions also for married couples" and "Yes to fair federal taxes also for married couples",

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Could digital collection of signatures lead to more initiatives in Switzerland?

This content was published on Dec 20, 2024 Calls for digital collection of signatures for popular initiatives and referendums, so-called "e-collecting", have grown louder following a forged signatures scandal in Switzerland.

On 9 September 1982, special forces from the "Stern" special unit arrest two of the hostage-takers in camouflage suits who had occupied the Polish embassy in Bern since 6 September 1982 and taken 13 people hostage. The occupiers were Poles in exile.

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Special police units: the ‘men of the first hour’

This content was published on Dec 19, 2024 Swiss special police units were established 50 years ago, thanks to the initiative of a police commander from canton Aargau.

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