Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked country, which is largely mountainous.

There are a population of 200-250 Lynx in the Swiss Alps, and Jura mountains.

There is no permanent population of Bears in the country, though with the population in Trentino Italy, there are relatively regular visitors. As yet none appear to have settled.

Switzerland sightings board

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There is a population of wolves in the country, which is numbered at around 30-35. Wolves have been sighted in 17 of the 26 districts. Oddly a bbc report from 2021 suggested that there were 100 wolves in the country in 8 packs, but this number is clearly at odds with the conclusion of the majority of wolf studies in the country.

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Switzerland News

Wolves in the Alps are growing fast – 25% up in one year

Tim
March 10, 2023
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The alps are essentially the centre of western Europe, while the Carpathians are the centre of eastern europe.

Tim
March 11, 2022
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The recovery of wolves bears and lynx over the last several generations in western Europe has been nothing short of astounding. In the 1960s the population of the iberian wolf did not number more than a few hundred, yet now there are 2500. Similarly, bears got very low but now more than 300 roam – …

Continue reading "Return of the bear wolf and lynx to France and western Europe"

Tim
December 16, 2021
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Around the world we are in a period where there are lots of people struggling where they are. Whether due to weather or war or crime, there are significant numbers of people who are on the move. Perhaps the most famous is the border wall that Donald Trump ran on. Given that almost all of …

Continue reading "Could Bialowlieza forest be destroyed by forests on borders?"

Tim
August 18, 2021
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I am always interested when one of the biggest newspapers in the country, echo a sentiment that I have been talking about in this blog. Do not worry, I have no thoughts of grandeur – there news has not been prompted by this blog. However, it is highly encouraging when someone else is saying the …

Continue reading "Should the lynx return to the wild in the UK?"

Tim
March 4, 2020
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The Gathering of world leaders and ultra wealthy at Davos in Switzerland has just occurred. There is a great deal of talk about the environment and cutting climate warming gases such as CO2 ( attendees that increasingly aware of the hypocrisy of a riding on private jets to an event like this). At this event …

Continue reading "A picture of 5 Young environmental campaigners at Davos was taken and then cropped in an unfortunate way"

Tim
March 25, 2018
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In the United Kingdom it would take an act by humans to reintroduce animals that have become locally extinct. This is due to the English Channel, it is not possible for an animal to wander across the border. In theory wolves and potentially bears are capable of swimming the channel, but Normandy and Brittany are …

Continue reading "Predator recovery across Europe – Part 1 – Wolves"