The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed EXPLAINED: Why a plan to shoot deer at this Basel City cemetery is causing a storm A plan to shoot several deer who live in a cemetery just a few kilometres from the centre of Basel is causing a stir in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200825/explained-why-a-plan-to-shoot-deer-at-this-basel-city-cemetery-is-causing-a-storm-in-switzerland Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:25:15 +0200 explained-why-a-plan-to-shoot-deer-at-this-basel-city-cemetery-is-causing-a-storm-in-switzerland Sizzling temperatures leading to 'catastrophe' for fish in Swiss lakes and rivers Water temperatures have already reached 25 Celsius, threatening the survival of certain fish species in Switzerland's watercourses, warned the head of the Swiss Fisheries Association. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180723/sizzling-temperatures-leading-to-catastrophe-for-fish-in-swiss-lakes-and-rivers Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:54:59 +0200 sizzling-temperatures-leading-to-catastrophe-for-fish-in-swiss-lakes-and-rivers Norwegian osprey chicks wing it to Switzerland in conservation project After over a century without the animal, Switzerland’s osprey population is about to take off again with an influx of Norwegian birds. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170711/norwegian-osprey-chicks-wing-it-to-switzerland-in-conservation-project Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:50:23 +0200 norwegian-osprey-chicks-wing-it-to-switzerland-in-conservation-project Lynx hurdles electric fence to escape Swiss animal park A wild lynx escaped from an animal shelter near Nyon last week despite receiving several 8,000-volt electric shocks from the park’s electric fences. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160517/lynx-hurdles-electric-fence-to-escape-animal-park Tue, 17 May 2016 13:14:21 +0200 lynx-hurdles-electric-fence-to-escape-animal-park Basel zoo hails 'rare' birth of cheetah cubs Basel Zoo is celebrating the successful arrival of four baby cheetahs born at the zoo in July under an endangered species breeding programme and unveiled to the world on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141009/quartet-of-cheetah-cubs-born-at-basel-zoo Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:23:00 +0200 quartet-of-cheetah-cubs-born-at-basel-zoo Rare African bird and mammal 'close to extinct' The giraffe-like Okapi and the White-winged Flufftail, one of Africa's rarest birds, are on the verge of extinction, conversation body the Swiss-based IUCN warned on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131126/rare-african-bird-and-mammal-close-to-extinct Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:28:00 +0100 rare-african-bird-and-mammal-close-to-extinct Swiss-based group laments 'extinction crisis' A freshwater shrimp, an island-dwelling lizard and a pupfish from Arizona have been declared extinct, while nearly 21,000 species are at risk of dying out, a Swiss-based conservation group says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130702/swiss-based-group-warns-of-extinction-crisis Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:11:00 +0200 swiss-based-group-warns-of-extinction-crisis