A wolf being tracked by researchers has surprised everyone by swimming across Lake Lucerne.
The male wolf tracked a journey of nearly 240 kilometers in just eleven days, migrating eastward from the Jura Mountains through Canton Fribourg to the Emmental.
Then he faced a challenge - Lake Lucerne.
Instead of circumventing the lake, the tracking data shows the wolf swam nearly 2 kilometers in water temperatures of only 5 degrees.
Experts say they’ve never seen that before.
Illegal toilet blamed for lake pollution
A popular Geneva lakeside beach at Creux-de-Genthod remains closed five months after swimmers reported seeing toilet paper and waste floating in the water.
Two women die in avalanche in Haute-Savoie
Two women who went cross country skiing near La Chapelle d’Abondance in Haute-Savoie close to the Swiss border, have been found dead after being buried by an avalanche.
Train use higher
We’re using public transport more.
Another horse euthanized in St Moritz
The prestigious horse racing event, White Turf in St Moritz, has ended on a sombre note after a second horse was put down during this year’s event.
Retired couple fined for benefit fraud
They declared they only had their modest state pension to live on - but they actually had more than a million francs saved up.
Swiss firms prepare legal action against the US
Several Swiss companies have either launched, or are preparing to do so, legal action against the Trump administration for illegally collecting tariffs on their products.
