6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1005+ words) Two organisations expose shortcomings in culling applications " and call the entire regulatory system into question. The wolf is back, and with it the old reflex of responding to control with control. In the canton of Valais, this reflex has become…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1588+ words) Memorial petition to the Landsgemeinde of the Canton of Glarus Based on Art. 56 ff. of the Constitution of the Canton of Glarus of 1 May 1988 and on the Law on Political Rights Note: The Canton of Glarus is a Landsgemeinde canton....

4+ mon, 1+ 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…...

4+ mon, 1+ 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  (799+ words) Desirable qualifications include experience in hunting, wildlife management, and law. A degree in biology or ecology is not even mentioned, nor is scientific methodology, statistics, or academic publication activity. In short: anyone wishing to "manage" the wolf in the canton…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (596+ words) Birds of prey, game meat, and the political blockade against lead-free ammunition. Every year, hobby hunters in Europe introduce an estimated 14, 000 tonnes of lead into terrestrial ecosystems, while lead-free alternatives have long been available in all common calibres. Lead from…...

2+ week, 18+ hour 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:…...

2+ week, 5+ 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…...

2+ week, 5+ 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…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (389+ words) Lynx populations in the Simme-Saane region are recovering. In recent years, individual animals have been sighted repeatedly. The majestic lynx is a rare sight in the forests surrounding the Simme-Saane region in the Bernese Oberland. Yet thanks to intensive conservation…...