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 Hunting is an important past-time for many people in Switzerland but there are lots of rules that both hunters and those people who want to avoid getting caught up in a hunt, should know about. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230605/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hunting-in-switzerland Mon, 05 Jun 2023 16:41:48 +0200 everything-you-need-to-know-about-hunting-in-switzerland Amid growing alarm over accelerating extinctions, a major international conference opened in Geneva on Saturday aiming to tighten rules on trade in elephant ivory and other endangered animal and plant species. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190818/we-are-now-on-the-edge-extinction-conference-opens-in-geneva Sun, 18 Aug 2019 11:43:13 +0200 we-are-now-on-the-edge-extinction-conference-opens-in-geneva The 2017 hunting season was one of the biggest ever in the canton of Graubünden, with a total of 6,507 wild deer killed in an extended season, according to the authorities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180117/bumper-graubnden-hunting-season-successfully-tackles-overpopulation Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:00:30 +0100 bumper-graubnden-hunting-season-successfully-tackles-overpopulation A hunter in the canton of Thurgau who shot and killed four sheep is to be allowed to continue hunting. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180104/hunter-who-mistook-sheep-for-boars-retains-licence-to-hunt Thu, 04 Jan 2018 12:01:58 +0100 hunter-who-mistook-sheep-for-boars-retains-licence-to-hunt A donkey trekking company in the Savoie region of France has been left devastated after a Swiss hunter mistook four of its donkeys for prey and shot at them. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170919/swiss-hunter-kills-donkeys-belonging-to-french-trekking-company Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:33:27 +0200 swiss-hunter-kills-donkeys-belonging-to-french-trekking-company The opening of the Swiss hunting season has proved fatal for more than just the prey, with several hunters losing their lives in accidents over the past few days. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160928/swiss-hunting-season-claims-human-lives Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:34:03 +0200 swiss-hunting-season-claims-human-lives Hunters in the canton of Graubünden will be granted permission to kill more deer than ever this autumn in an attempt by the authorities to control the deer population in the area. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160707/graubnden-increases-deer-cull-this-autumn Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:06:48 +0200 graubnden-increases-deer-cull-this-autumn A hunter in the canton of Graubünden has admitted to killing a golden jackal, providing the first tangible evidence of the animal being in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160114/hunter-accidentally-shoots-rare-golden-jackal Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:27:36 +0100 hunter-accidentally-shoots-rare-golden-jackal A man accidentally shot his 22-year-old son during the course of a hunt near Andermatt in the canton of Uri, police reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140919/man-shoots-son-on-hunting-season-day-trip Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:21:00 +0200 man-shoots-son-on-hunting-season-day-trip A lynx that killed nine sheep in the canton of Bern's Kander Valley will escape being shot after authorities reversed course and granted the animal a reprieve. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130725/sheep-eating-lynx-spared-the-bullet Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:13:00 +0200 sheep-eating-lynx-spared-the-bullet A debate is under way among hunters and animal rights groups in Switzerland over the controversial use of night vision guns to shoot wild boar. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130515/night-vision-guns-pushed-for-culling-boar Wed, 15 May 2013 14:38:00 +0200 night-vision-guns-pushed-for-culling-boar The European Union locked horns Monday with Canada and Norway at the World Trade Organisation over its hotly contested ban on the import and sale of seal products. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130429/eu-spars-with-canada-norway-at-wto-over-seal-ban Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:58:00 +0200 eu-spars-with-canada-norway-at-wto-over-seal-ban A former auxiliary wildlife officer convicted in the biggest poaching case to ever hit the canton of Jura has been ordered by Switzerland’s top court to pay close to 100,000 francs in damages to the canton. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130312/poacher-who-killed-131-animals-must-pay Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:27:00 +0100 poacher-who-killed-131-animals-must-pay