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 Hunter who mistook sheep for boars retains licence to hunt 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 shepherd and two hikers die in the Valais Two hikers died on the weekend after falling 400m down a mountain in the canton of Valais. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160816/a-shepherd-and-two-hikers-die-in-the-valais Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:27:14 +0200 a-shepherd-and-two-hikers-die-in-the-valais Tragedy near Interlaken after car hit by train A man died on Monday after his vehicle veered on to a railway line and was hit by an oncoming train. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160405/tragedy-near-interlaken-after-car-hit-by-train Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:29:27 +0200 tragedy-near-interlaken-after-car-hit-by-train SVP renounces shock poster tactics for June public vote Switzerland’s largest political party, the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) will not be investing in a poster campaign for the June 5th referendum after its posters for the last popular vote were roundly attacked by critics. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160405/svp-renounces-shock-poster-tactics-for-june-vote Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:44:04 +0200 svp-renounces-shock-poster-tactics-for-june-vote Lausanne ‘sheep’ go viral in protest video It’s not every day that shoppers in Lausanne see a bunch of people dressed as sheep running around the streets. Now a video of the event, created last weekend to protest at the Swiss People Party’s (SVP) plan to expel foreign criminals, has gone viral, with over 667,000 views on Facebook. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160226/lausanne-sheep-go-viral-in-protest-video Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:59:57 +0100 lausanne-sheep-go-viral-in-protest-video Eco groups protest over wolf death sentence An official shoot-to-kill order on a wolf which has slaughtered 44 sheep in the canton of Valais is “illegal” say wildlife groups, as the sheep were not sufficiently protected. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150915/eco-groups-protest-at-latest-wolf-death-sentence Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:57:49 +0200 eco-groups-protest-at-latest-wolf-death-sentence Switzerland orders death of sheep-killing wolf Officials in Switzerland on Thursday gave the green light to shoot a wolf blamed for the deaths of 38 sheep, a decision swiftly condemned by the conservation group WWF. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150814/switzerland-orders-death-of-sheep-killing-wolf Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:45:52 +0200 switzerland-orders-death-of-sheep-killing-wolf Rare Valais sheep feared stolen for meat sale Police investigating the case of 103 sheep which disappeared from an alpine pasture near Saas-Almagell in the canton of Valais are treating it as theft. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140918/missing-rare-valais-sheep-feared-stolen Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:53:00 +0200 missing-rare-valais-sheep-feared-stolen 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