July 25, 2025|
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|4 months agoTwenty Years of Bears in Switzerland: A Conservation Milestone
Switzerland marks 20th anniversary of first bear sighting since species extinction, with 22 bears documented since 2005, though only one currently resides in Lower Engadine.
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- First bear sighting in Switzerland occurred on July 25, 2005, after 101 years of extinction
- 22 bears have been documented in Switzerland since 2005
- All bears migrated from Trentino, Italy to Graubünden
- Currently only one bear lives in Lower Engadine near the national park
By The Numbers
5
Bears that stayed in Switzerland longer than one year
101
Years Switzerland was without bears before 2005
22
Total bears documented since 2005
They Said
"However, the increasing bear population in Trentino makes it possible that female bears will also arrive in Switzerland one day"