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 Watch: Rare sighting of raccoon in downtown Zurich A recent video showing one of the North American natives in Zurich has highlighted the arrival of an invasive species in Switzerland's largest city. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181120/watch-rare-sighting-of-raccoon-in-downtown-zurich Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:16:41 +0100 watch-rare-sighting-of-raccoon-in-downtown-zurich Lynx shot after posing a risk to humans Game keepers have shot dead a sick lynx that was found wandering in a residential area in central Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161005/lynx-shot-after-posing-a-risk-to-humans Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:04:11 +0200 lynx-shot-after-posing-a-risk-to-humans 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 Bern deer study ended after 22 fawns killed Following a public outcry, the canton of Bern has axed a deer study that led to to the killing of 22 fawns because of defective tracking collars that would have strangled them. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130927/bern-deer-study-ended-after-22-fawns-killed Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:07:00 +0200 bern-deer-study-ended-after-22-fawns-killed Faulty radio collars force scientists to kill 18 deer Researchers from the University of Zurich say they killed 18 fawns in the canton of Bern because they were fitted with flawed tracking collars that would have caused the young animals great suffering if they were allowed to live. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130903/botched-radio-collars-force-boffins-to-kill-18-fawn Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:14:00 +0200 botched-radio-collars-force-boffins-to-kill-18-fawn Sheep-eating lynx spared the bullet 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 Bern OKs shooting of sheep-eating lynx Authorities in the canton of Bern have authorized the shooting of a wild lynx that has been poaching sheep in the Kander Valley. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130715/bern-oks-shooting-of-sheep-eating-lynx Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:36:00 +0200 bern-oks-shooting-of-sheep-eating-lynx