The Local Switzerland

New fears for livestock after Swiss bear sighting

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 14:45:32 +0200

A hunter in the Swiss canton of Graubünden has reported seeing a bear in the Val du Roggiasca, part of the Val Mesolcina near the Italian border, the first bear sighting in that particular area since 1904.

Rampaging bull kills Swiss farmer

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:53:00 +0200

A 71-year-old farmer was attacked and killed by a bull on Thursday night in the canton of Saint Gallen.

Lightning strike kills 15 cows

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:58:54 +0200

A farmer in western Switzerland was left counting his losses last week after a single electric storm left 15 of his cows dead.