The Local Switzerland

Smile: Zurich Zoo’s baby elephant is named

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:13:00 +0200

Following a competition, Zurich Zoo’s newest elephant now has a name: Omysha.

Zoo launches contest to name baby elephant

Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:55:00 +0200

The Zurich Zoo has launched a competition to name its newborn elephant, whose arrival into the world last week was captured on video.

Zurich Zoo opens new home for elephants

Thu, 05 Jun 2014 00:41:00 +0200

The Zurich Zoo is boasting more space for its largest occupants.

Bear cub kills nine sheep in Graubünden Alps

Fri, 16 May 2014 14:13:00 +0200

Farmers are upset about a young brown bear that killed at least nine sheep in Switzerland in the past week after wandering into the canton of Graubünden from Italy.

Bern zoo under fire after bear kills baby cub

Fri, 04 Apr 2014 01:27:00 +0200

Despite concerns raised by outraged animal rights activists, the Bern zoo said on Thursday that it plans to keep a baby bear with its parents after the father killed one of the two cubs in the family.

Swiss and Italians butt heads over border bears

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:07:00 +0200

Swiss and Italian officials are butting heads over how to tackle bears roaming between the two countries, in a dispute centred on balancing human and animal welfare.

Bear sighted in popular Engadine region

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:25:00 +0200

A brown bear has been recently spotted in the mountains of the Canton Graubünden, the easternmost region in Switzerland, reports say.