8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (608+ words) Enter a search term above and press Enter to start the search. Press Esc to cancel the process. This dossier shows how this influence actually emerges, through which channels it operates and why making it visible is relevant for wildlife…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1255+ words) At first glance, the demand appears logical: where conflicts exist, hobby hunting must become more 'effective'. On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear: the debate is less a matter of 'too little hunting' and more a question of objectives, responsibilities,…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (236+ words) In the Trophy hunting this connection becomes even clearer: the public display of killed animals functions as a status signal that simultaneously generates widespread rejection across society. Hobby hunters face no such consequences, even though the basic principle is identical:…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (668+ words) Corridors as lifelines of biodiversity and the role of hobby hunters. Wildlife corridors are connecting axes between isolated habitats that enable wild animals to move, disperse and exchange genetic material. In Switzerland, over 300 such corridors have been identified, many of…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (476+ words) Hunting pressure as a cause of browsing damage and the concealed role of forestry. The “forest-wildlife conflict” describes the tension between wildlife behaviour and forestry, yet the hunting lobby systematically inverts cause and effect on this issue. Roe deer and…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (399+ words) In many regions, hobby hunting is not a method of sustainable wildlife population management. Studies and observations repeatedly show that hobby hunting causes significant disturbances to wildlife. Even the mere act of entering a forest or the sound of gunshots…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) By adopting the entirely superfluous Würth motion to increase flexibility in reforestation compensation, the National Council has decided on a dangerous change of system: away from the 150-year tradition of maintaining forest area and towards its decimation. A decline in…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (523+ words) Ibex Trophies, Hunting Abroad, and Switzerland's Role in the Global Trophy Market Trophy hunting is not about obtaining food — it is about killing an animal for the sake of its physical attributes: horns, antlers, fur, skull. In Switzerland, ibex, deer,…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (474+ words) At the Stadlersee in Stadel near Niederglatt ZH, a hobby hunter shot and killed a pair of Egyptian geese last Saturday. The male was found floating dead in the lake; the female was shot in an adjacent field. Walkers and…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (755+ words) On many platforms and websites, the publication of trophy images is now unwelcome or explicitly prohibited. This is justified on grounds of decency, morality and respect for animals. Those who boast about it publicly risk criticism and social ostracism. Studies…...