Canton Graubünden has taken the very unusual step of authorising the culling of an entire wolf pack.
Getting permission to kill just one wolf is normally very complicated.
But the pack, known as the Moesola Pack, is being blamed for a series of attacks on livestock.
Cantonal game keepers say it’s killed cattle, horses and a donkey.
Game keepers will be allowed to hunt down the animals until February.
Geneva/Lausanne rail link under pressure
The rail link between Geneva and Lausanne is reaching breaking point.
Prison population climbs
The prison population has reached its highest level since records began, according to new figures released by the Federal Statistics Office.
Tax breaks for EVs under pressure
Electric vehicle tax breaks are coming under pressure across Switzerland as more drivers switch away from petrol and diesel cars.
Health insurance premiums will rise next year, but not as much
A slight slowdown is in sight for health insurance premiums.
Hundreds of kilos of asparagus stolen
A major asparagus theft has shocked farmers in canton Fribourg.
Broad coalition forms against 10 million vote
Cantons, cities and municipalities are uniting against the Swiss People’s Party’s “No 10 Million Switzerland” initiative ahead of next month’s vote.
