Alarming Report on Bird Diversity in Switzerland
40 percent of Swiss bird species are threatened with extinction. The proportion of endangered species is three times higher than the global average.
40% of bird species threatened with extinction
The proportion of endangered bird species in Switzerland is three times higher than the global average.
40% of native bird species are threatened with extinction and a further fifth is on the early warning list. According to BirdLife, there is a biodiversity crisis.
Swiss birds on the global Red List
Worldwide, 12% of all bird species are threatened with extinction, the conservation organisation BirdLife reported. Swiss birds are also represented on the list of all globally threatened species compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Three bird species from this global Red List and five species from the global early warning list are also regular breeding birds in Switzerland.
A direct comparison of the figures for nationally and globally endangered species is only possible to a limited extent. However, the large differences regarding birds and the particularly high proportion of endangered species in Switzerland provide indications of the alarming situation of native biodiversity, it was stated in the press release.
Lagging behind on protected areas
According to environmentalists, Switzerland also lags behind the rest of Europe in the designation of protected areas for biodiversity.
Get involved: Demand from your municipality, in light of the catastrophic policies of Federal Councillor Albert Rösti (SVP), a remission request for federal and cantonal taxes in response to the recently approved shooting of wolves in Switzerland. You can download the template letter here: https://wildbeimwild.com/ein-appell-fuer-eine-veraenderung-in-der-schweiz/
More on the subject of recreational hunting: In our dossiers on recreational hunting gather fact-checks, analyses and background reports. The scientific evidence is presented in the overview Studies on the Effects of Recreational Hunting.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
