Hunting
'We are now really on the edge': CITES endangered species summit opens in Geneva
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.
Bumper Graubünden hunting season successfully tackles deer overpopulation
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.
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.
Swiss hunter kills donkeys belonging to French trekking company
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.
Swiss hunting season claims human lives
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.
Graubünden increases deer cull this autumn
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.
Hunter accidentally shoots rare golden jackal
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.
Man shoots son during hunting season day trip
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.
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.
Night vision guns pushed for culling Swiss boar
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.
EU spars with Canada, Norway at WTO
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.