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After being hunted to local extinction, the otter is being spotted again in Swiss rivers and lakes. Conservation groups celebrate the comeback but warn that its long-term survival depends on continued efforts to renaturalize waterways.
Despite its rich biodiversity, the ecosystem of the Lavaux vineyard, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is extremely fragile, according to a comprehensive multi-year biological study hailed as 'disappointing in a good way' by researchers.
Originally from the Black Sea region, the highly reproductive quagga mussel is spreading rapidly through Swiss lakes, disrupting ecosystems and causing costly damage to water infrastructure, prompting a scientific and technological race to stop it.
In a pioneering conservation effort, scientists have successfully stored the first ice cores from melting Swiss glaciers in a new, permanent ice archive in Antarctica. The initiative comes as a new report from the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences confirms that while the rate of biodiversity loss has slowed, it remains a worrying issue for the country.
In a legally binding measure to target protection efforts, Switzerland has created a new 'List of Priority Species' featuring 2,999 plants and animals for which the country has a special responsibility, including endemic species like the Blüemlisalp ground beetle.
Breeding associations fear for the future of rare livestock, like the Bündner Oberländer sheep, arguing that a revised federal animal breeding ordinance introduces complex and costly assessments that could push fragile breeds closer to extinction.
From trusted Swiss news outlets