Cantonal popular initiative: Canton of St. Gallen

«For professional wildlife protection»

Constitutional initiative in the form of a drafted proposal

Pursuant to Art. 41 para. 1 lit. b of the Constitution of the Canton of St. Gallen of 10 June 2001 and the Act on Referendum and Initiative

Submitted by the initiative committee [date of submission]

Text of the initiative

The undersigned, persons eligible to vote in the Canton of St. Gallen, hereby submit the following constitutional initiative:

The Constitution of the Canton of St. Gallen of 10 June 2001 is amended to include the following articles:

Art. [new] Professional wildlife protection

1 The practice of hunting by private individuals (territorial hunting, recreational hunting) is prohibited throughout the entire territory of the Canton of St. Gallen.

2 The protection, care and, where necessary, regulation of wild animals shall be the exclusive responsibility of professionally trained wildlife managers employed by the canton.

3 The killing of wild animals is only permitted as a last resort, when all other suitable measures for preventing damage or averting danger have been exhausted or are insufficient. It requires prior approval by the Wildlife Commission.

4 The canton shall establish an independent Wildlife Commission, composed of representatives of animal welfare and nature conservation organisations, the scientific community and the authorities concerned. The commission shall oversee wildlife management and decide on regulatory measures.

5 The canton shall promote the natural regulation of wildlife populations, the connectivity of habitats and the coexistence of humans and wild animals.

6 Further details shall be regulated by law.

Art. [new] Protection of endangered and protected wild animal species

1 The canton refrains from regulating populations of protected wild animal species pursuant to Art. 7a of the Federal Act on Hunting and the Protection of Wild Mammals and Birds and does not grant kill permits for individual animals of protected species pursuant to Art. 12 para. 2 of this Act, in particular not for wolf, lynx, bear, beaver, otter, golden jackal, golden eagle, goosander and other species protected under federal law. Paragraph 3 remains reserved.

2 It relies on fostering coexistence between humans and wild animals, passive damage prevention, the ecological enhancement of habitats and the scientific monitoring of wild animal presence.

3 Measures against individual wild animals that pose an immediate and significant danger to humans remain reserved. They are to be limited to the minimum necessary and carried out by the canton's competent specialist authority.

4 The canton actively advocates for the protection and preservation of endangered wild animal species within the framework of inter-cantonal cooperation and towards the Confederation.

Transitional provision

1 The cantonal government shall enact the necessary implementing provisions within two years of the adoption of this constitutional amendment.

2 Existing hunting leases shall end upon expiry of the current eight-year lease period and will not be renewed.

3 The cantonal government shall ensure continuity of wildlife management during the transitional phase.

Explanatory notes

1. Starting position

In the Canton of St. Gallen, the fifth-largest canton in Switzerland with around 520,000 inhabitants across an area of 2,026 km², today's recreational hunting is a system that serves neither species conservation nor modern wildlife management. It is the pursuit of a bloody leisure pastime at the expense of sentient beings, legitimised by outdated narratives that do not withstand scientific scrutiny. The claim that the ecological balance would collapse without recreational hunting has been empirically disproven by the Geneva model for over 50 years (cf. the comprehensive dossier on the Geneva hunting ban on wildbeimwild.com).

Recreational hunting in St. Gallen is organised as territorial hunting. The hunting regalia rests with the canton, which leases the hunting grounds to hunting associations for eight years at a time (Art. 2 and Art. 13 of the St. Gallen Hunting Act). Contrary to the widespread claim, the hunting associations do not assume any ecological responsibility, but rather act within the framework of cantonal kill quotas, which are primarily geared towards the interests of forestry and agriculture (cf. the Psychology of recreational hunting in the canton of St. Gallen as well as the critical analysis of hunting training on wildbeimwild.com).

In parallel, more and more protected wild animal species are coming under pressure at federal level. With the revision of the Hunting Act in December 2022, preventive regulation of the wolf was introduced. Since February 2025, cantons have been able to authorise the killing of individual beavers that cause significant damage (Art. 9d JSV). Political pressure on other species such as the lynx, otter and goosander is steadily increasing. The canton of St. Gallen is a highly diverse wildlife canton: the wolf is documented in the Churfirsten and the Alpstein. The golden eagle breeds in the Alpstein. The lynx is present in the pre-Alps. The beaver has settled along the Rhine, the Thur, the Sitter and their tributaries. The southern shore of Lake Constance and the Rheintaler Riet are waterbird habitats of supra-regional importance (cf. the analysis of hunting policy on wildbeimwild.com and the wolf policy on wildbeimwild.com).

The canton of St. Gallen has the opportunity to send a clear signal here: not only in favour of professional wildlife protection instead of recreational hunting, but also in favour of consistent protection of endangered wild animal species at cantonal level.

2. The role model: canton of Geneva

On 19 May 1974, a good 70 percent of voters in the canton of Geneva voted to abolish militia-style recreational hunting. Before the ban, big game in the canton had been practically wiped out: red deer and wild boars had been absent for decades, and only a few dozen roe deer remained. Over 400 recreational hunters released large numbers of pheasants, grey partridges and hares for recreational hunting.

The experience since the recreational hunting ban has been unequivocal:

Biodiversity has increased markedly. The number of overwintering waterfowl has multiplied from a few hundred to around 30,000. Geneva is now home to the largest brown hare population and one of the last grey partridge populations in Switzerland.
The roe deer population has settled at a healthy level, with an annual special kill by professional game wardens of only 20 to 36 animals. The population moves within a density that is sustainable for the forest area.
The ban has been in force continuously for over 50 years. Geneva has never repealed it.
The total cost of professional wildlife management in Geneva amounts to around 1.2 million francs annually, split into approximately 600,000 francs for personnel (around three full-time positions, shared among roughly a dozen environmental officers), 250,000 francs for prevention, and 350,000 francs for damage compensation. This corresponds to around 2.40 francs per resident per year.

The long-serving Geneva fauna inspector Gottlieb Dandliker (2001 to 2025) described the recreational hunting ban as the most financially favourable alternative for the canton. A detailed account can be found in the dossier «Geneva and the hunting ban» on wildbeimwild.com.

The efficiency of the Geneva model becomes clear in a direct comparison: a professional game warden in Geneva needs on average 8 hours and a maximum of 2 cartridges for a sanitary kill of a wild boar. A recreational hunter in the canton of Zurich needs 60 to 80 hours and up to 15 cartridges for the same task. The density of brown hares in Geneva is 17.7 animals per 100 hectares (the highest in Switzerland), whereas in the canton of Zurich it is only 1.0 per 100 hectares (cf. fact check by the Zurich Cantonal Council).

3. The concept: professional wildlife wardens instead of recreational hunting

The initiative does not replace recreational hunting with a vacuum, but with professional wildlife management based on the game warden model. This model is founded on the following principles:

Professional expertise instead of leisure pursuit. Professional wildlife managers act on a scientific basis, with biological training and within the framework of a cantonal service mandate. Their goal is the preservation of healthy wildlife populations, not the maximisation of kill numbers (see the critical analysis of hunting training on wildbeimwild.com).

Last-resort principle. A kill is only permissible once all non-lethal measures have been exhausted. These include electric fences, deterrence, habitat design, relocation, taste repellents and structural protective measures. In Geneva, fruit trees are protected with nets. For wild boars, the canton provides farmers with electric fences.

Democratic oversight through a wildlife commission. The independent commission prevents political pressure from diluting wildlife management. The initiative enshrines the approval requirement at the constitutional level.

Natural self-regulation as a guiding principle. Experience from Geneva, from national parks and from numerous scientific Studies has proven: wildlife populations regulate themselves in most cases. Recreational hunting disrupts this natural process by destroying social structures, artificially increasing reproduction rates and altering migratory movements.

4. Why St. Gallen?

The canton of St. Gallen is particularly well suited to introducing professional wildlife protection for several reasons:

The most diverse wildlife canton in eastern Switzerland. St. Gallen combines Lake Constance, the Rhine Valley, the Mittelland and the Alps (Alpstein, Churfirsten, Sarganserland) in a single canton. The golden eagle breeds in the Alpstein. The wolf is documented in the Churfirsten. The lynx is present in the pre-Alps. The beaver has settled along the Rhine, the Thur and the Sitter. The southern shore of Lake Constance and the Rheintaler Riet are waterbird habitats of supra-regional importance. This diversity makes St. Gallen an ideal test case for professional wildlife management (cf. wildbeimwild.com on predators).

The Lake Constance parallel. Like Thurgau, St. Gallen also benefits from the Lake Constance argument: at Lake Geneva, the abolition of recreational hunting has multiplied waterbird numbers from a hundred to 30,000. The southern shore of Lake Constance and the Rheintaler Riet have the same potential. The species protection clause particularly protects the goosander and other waterbird species.

Wolf policy in the Alpstein and the Churfirsten.The wolf is documented in St. Gallen. The controversial wolf kills have politicised the debate. The initiative offers a constitutional answer: professional wildlife management instead of politically motivated kills (see wolf policy on wildbeimwild.com).

8,000 signatures in 5 months. With 520,000 inhabitants, 8,000 signatures amount to around 1.5 per cent of the population. Signatures can be collected efficiently in St. Gallen, Rapperswil-Jona, Wil, Buchs, Rorschach and Gossau.

Beavers on the Rhine, Thur and Sitter. The beaver is documented in several St. Gallen watercourses. Since February 2025, cantons have been able to authorise the killing of individual beavers that cause significant damage. The initiative protects the beaver within the canton.

Cantonal lease = a simple change of system. The canton leases out the hunting grounds itself, and the lease payments go to the canton. Compensation for the municipalities is therefore unnecessary, and the lease ends upon expiry of the eight-year lease term.

A signal for eastern Switzerland. St. Gallen is the largest canton in eastern Switzerland. A success here would send a signal to the entire region (Thurgau, Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Schaffhausen, Glarus).

5. On the text of the initiative

Paragraph 1: Ban on recreational hunting

The ban on territorial hunting by private individuals is at the core of the initiative. It corresponds to the Geneva model. The cantonal authority for this is undisputed: the federal hunting act (JSG) explicitly leaves the organisation of hunting operations to the cantons (Art. 3 para. 1 and 2 JSG). Switzerland's three hunting systems (licence hunting, territorial hunting and state or regie hunting) are of equal standing. The canton of Geneva has practised regie hunting in compliance with federal law since 1974.

Paragraph 2: Professional wildlife management

Instead of recreational hunters, professionally trained wildlife managers in cantonal service take on all tasks. In Geneva, this system has proven its worth for over 50 years.

Paragraph 3: Kill as a last resort

A kill is not the rule, but the exception. Passive measures take priority. In Geneva, around 250 wild boars are killed annually by game wardens (according to FOEN hunting statistics), mainly young animals, with lead animals explicitly spared.

Paragraph 4: Wildlife commission

The independent wildlife commission is modelled on the Geneva system. It ensures that animal welfare and nature conservation organisations have a say and prevents the government from independently granting exceptions. The involvement of science guarantees evidence-based decisions (see Hunting myths fact-checked).

Paragraph 5: Natural regulation and coexistence

Promoting coexistence in St. Gallen includes in particular securing and connecting wildlife corridors along the Rhine, the Thur and the Sitter, the ecological enhancement of the Rhine Valley Ried and the shores of Lake Constance, and educating the public on how to behave towards wild animals.

Transitional provisions

The two-year deadline gives the government sufficient time to draft the implementing legislation, hire professional wildlife managers and establish the wildlife commission. The existing Office for Nature, Hunting and Fisheries (ANJF) can serve as the institutional basis.

6. On the second article: protection of endangered and protected wild animal species

The second article is particularly relevant for St. Gallen. The wolf is documented in the Churfirsten and the Alpstein. The golden eagle breeds in the Alpstein. The lynx is present in the pre-Alps. The beaver inhabits the Rhine, Thur and Sitter. The southern shore of Lake Constance and the Rheintaler Riet are waterbird areas of supra-regional importance. The “in particular” wording is designed as a dynamic reference to federal law and also protects future returnees, in particular the otter (cf. the wolf policy on wildbeimwild.com).

7. Cost implications: a concrete budget for St. Gallen

The Geneva reference budget

In Geneva, which at 282 km² is around seven times smaller than St. Gallen and has around 500,000 inhabitants, the total cost of professional wildlife management amounts to around CHF 1.2 million annually: around CHF 600,000 for personnel, around CHF 250,000 for prevention and around CHF 350,000 for damage compensation.

Conservative projection for St. Gallen

For St. Gallen, with an area of 2,026 km² and around 520,000 inhabitants, the following deliberately conservative cost estimate applies. It calculates generously and takes into account additional alpine costs that do not arise in Geneva:

Personnel costs: CHF 960,000 to 1,680,000 annually. 8 to 12 full-time positions are required. A full-time position in cantonal service costs around CHF 120,000 to 140,000 annually, including social security contributions and employer ancillary costs. St. Gallen is seven times larger than Geneva and topographically demanding: the Alpstein, Churfirsten and Sarganserland require specialists with alpine experience.

Material costs: CHF 200,000 to 350,000 annually. These include equipment, vehicles, deterrent devices, monitoring infrastructure (camera traps, GPS transmitters), structural protective measures, electric fences and public relations work. In alpine terrain, material costs are higher than in lowland areas.

Damage compensation: CHF 150,000 to 300,000 annually. Mainly wild boar damage to agriculture, browsing damage in forests, beaver damage to waterways and any wolf predation damage. The higher estimate takes into account a possible increase in wolf presence.

Herd protection start-up investment: CHF 500,000 to 1,000,000. In the first three to five years after the system change, a one-off start-up investment in herd protection infrastructure is needed for the Churfirsten and the Sarganserland region: livestock guardian dog programmes, mobile fencing, night enclosures, and training of herders. This investment is non-recurring and is amortised over three to five years.

Total costs: CHF 1,310,000 to 2,330,000 annually (gross). That corresponds to roughly CHF 2.50 to 4.50 per inhabitant per year.

Transitional management of red deer

Red deer are present in large populations in the St. Gallen Alps. In the first years after the system change, targeted transition management is required, because compensatory reproduction (the reproduction rate artificially increased by hunting pressure) only subsides after a few years. The scientific literature clearly documents this effect: high hunting pressure leads to earlier sexual maturity, larger litters, and higher survival rates among young animals. Once hunting pressure is removed, the reproduction rate normalises within three to five years. This transition management is already factored into the higher staffing figures (see studies on wildbeimwild.com).

Savings and counter-financing

These costs are offset by significant savings: the canton will no longer need to administer hunting examinations, lease and manage hunting grounds, draw up kill quotas, or organise hunting supervision. The resources currently tasked with these duties within the Office for Nature, Hunting and Fisheries can be partly reallocated. In addition, there are the costs currently incurred for wolf kills: a single senselessly killed wolf costs the public around CHF 35,000 (helicopter deployments, coordination, legal proceedings). With several kills per year, this adds up quickly.

Lost revenue

With the abolition of recreational hunting, the lease income from territorial hunting of an estimated 600,000 to 900,000 francs annually is lost. However, this is offset by the never-balanced external costs of militia hunting (wildlife accidents, hunting-related browsing damage in protective forests, administrative expenses, police and court operations), which amount to a multiple of this income. In the canton of Geneva, this income has been foregone since 1974, without any financial problems: before the hunting ban, over 400 recreational hunters were active; today three full-time positions do the same work better. Sanitary and therapeutic kills by professional game wardens are not the same as regulatory hunting based on hunters' tales or a misunderstood "experience of nature" on the part of recreational hunters. A full-cost calculation shows: militia hunting costs taxpayers considerably more than it brings in (cf. «What recreational hunting really costs Switzerland» on wildbeimwild.com).

Recreational hunters in politics vote against nature conservation. The recreational hunting lobby systematically opposes biodiversity and species protection concerns. In 2024, it fought against the Biodiversity Initiative (63 per cent No). In 2020, the hunting act it had helped shape failed at the ballot box (51.9 per cent No). In 2016, the Ticino hunting association torpedoed the Parc Adula national park. During the 2015–2019 legislative period, recreational hunters in parliament voted predominantly against environmental concerns. Anyone who claims that recreational hunters are nature conservationists is ignoring their voting behaviour (cf. Ticino Hunting Association: 30 Years of Nonsense and Cost dossier).

The Net additional costs are likely to be between 800,000 and 1,500,000 francs annually, which corresponds to around1.55 to 2.90 francs per resident corresponds to. Even generously calculated: that is less than a coffee per person per year. For a canton with a total budget of around 5.3 billion francs (2024 state accounts, FFA), this amounts to less than 0.03 percent (cf. Hunting myths fact check on wildbeimwild.com).

8. Compatibility with superior law

First article: Abolition of recreational hunting

The initiative is compliant with federal law. The federal hunting act (JSG) expressly leaves it to the cantons to regulate hunting entitlement, the hunting system, the hunting territory and hunting oversight (Art. 3 para. 1 and 2 JSG). The three hunting systems are of equal standing. The canton of Geneva has practised state-run hunting since 1974 and has never had a complaint under federal law in over 50 years.

Second article: Protection of protected species

Art. 7a JSG allows cantons to carry out preventive regulation, but does not obligate them to do so. The same applies to kill permits for individual animals under Art. 12 para. 2 JSG. Refraining from doing so violates neither federal law nor the Bern Convention.

Unity of subject matter

The initiative preserves the unity of subject matter, as all provisions of both articles relate to cantonal wildlife management and the protection of wild animals.

9. Anticipating foreseeable objections

«St. Gallen has Alps and alpine farming, the Geneva model doesn't fit»

The facts: St. Gallen combines all types of landscape: Lake Constance, the Central Plateau, the Pre-Alps and the Alps. In the Central Plateau (Fürstenland, Wil, Rapperswil-Jona), the landscape is directly comparable to Geneva. In the Alps (Alpstein, Churfirsten, Sarganserland), settlement is sparse and conflict zones are fewer. Alpine farming requires professional herd protection, not recreational hunting. This great landscape diversity makes St. Gallen the ideal test case: if it works here, it works everywhere in Eastern Switzerland (cf. the Psychology of recreational hunting in the canton of St. Gallen).

Short communicative formula: «The St. Gallen Central Plateau is the same landscape as Geneva. And in the Alps, what is needed is professional herd protection, not recreational hunting.»

«The wolf needs recreational hunting»

The facts:The wolf regulates. Recreational hunting disrupts. Geneva has proven it for 50 years. Professional wildlife management allows the wolf to perform its ecological function while protecting livestock herds through professional prevention.

Short communicative formula: «The wolf regulates. Recreational hunting disrupts. Geneva has proven it for 50 years.»

«Costs will rise, and in the end the taxpayer pays»

The facts:Even on a generous, conservative calculation, around 1.55 to 2.90 Swiss francs per inhabitant per year — less than one coffee per person per year. This already includes additional alpine costs, start-up investment in herd protection and transitional red deer management. It is in the range of Geneva's level (2.40 francs). Geneva has been doing this for 50 years and has never lifted the ban. Less than 0.1 percent of the cantonal budget.

Short communicative formula:«Even generously calculated: less than one coffee per person per year. Less than 0.1 percent of the cantonal budget. The Zurich figure of 20 million was an invention.»

10. Summary

This initiative gives the population of St. Gallen the opportunity to vote in favour of modern, evidence-based wildlife management and comprehensive protection for threatened wild animal species. The first article follows the Geneva model, proven for over 50 years, and replaces recreational hunting with professional wildlife protection. The second article specifically protects the golden eagle in the Alpstein, the wolf in the Churfirsten, the beaver along the Rhine, Thur and Sitter, and the water birds on Lake Constance. As the largest canton in Eastern Switzerland, a successful outcome in St. Gallen would send a signal to the entire region.

Initiative committee “For professional wildlife protection”

[Name 1], [Name 2], [Name 3] …

(Committee members in accordance with cantonal law, resident in the canton of St. Gallen)

Contact address: [Committee address]

Appendix: Further documentation

The following dossiers and sources support the arguments of this initiative and are available as appendices:

The Geneva model in detail: wildbeimwild.com/dossiers/genf-und-das-jagdverbot. Comprehensive overview of Geneva's wildlife management since 1974.

Scientific studies: wildbeimwild.com/studien. Collection of scientific studies on the self-regulation of wildlife populations.

Hunting in Switzerland: wildbeimwild.com/jagd-in-der-schweiz. Continuously updated overview of Swiss hunting policy.

Psychology of recreational hunting in the canton of St. Gallen: wildbeimwild.com: Psychology of recreational hunting in canton SG. Canton-specific analysis.

Psychology of recreational hunting: wildbeimwild.com/category/psychologie-jagd. Cross-cutting articles.

Wild animals in settlement areas: wildbeimwild.com/tag/stadtwildtiere. Coexistence of humans and wild animals.

Hunting myths: wildbeimwild.com/dossiers/jagdmythen. Fact check.

Cantonal popular initiative Basel-Stadt: Template text of the initiative in the canton of Basel-Stadt. The template for the entire initiative series.

Note on the procedure

The initiative committee submits the text of the initiative to the State Chancellery of the canton of St. Gallen for preliminary review before the start of the signature collection. 8'000 valid signatures are required for the initiative to be successful. The collection period is 5 months from publication in the Official Gazette (Art. 45 KV SG). The submission procedures are governed by the Act on Referendums and Initiatives.

Strategic briefing for activists

Popular initiative «For professional wildlife protection», canton of St. Gallen Internal working document, as of March 2026

Summary

St. Gallen is the largest canton in eastern Switzerland and the most diverse wildlife canton in the region. It combines Lake Constance, the Rhine Valley, the Central Plateau and the Alps. The golden eagle breeds in the Alpstein, the wolf has been documented in the Churfirsten, and the beaver has settled along the Rhine, Thur and Sitter. 8,000 signatures in 5 months is demanding, but achievable with 520,000 inhabitants. The per-capita costs are in the range of the Geneva level. The switch away from the territorial hunting system is administratively straightforward. A success would have signal effect for the whole of eastern Switzerland.

1. Why St. Gallen of all places?

The most diverse wildlife canton in eastern Switzerland. Lake Constance, the Rhine Valley, the Central Plateau, the Alps. Golden eagle, wolf, lynx, beaver, waterfowl.

The Lake Constance parallel. What multiplied the waterfowl population on Lake Geneva can have the same effect on Lake Constance.

Wolf policy in the Alpstein. Wolf documented. Species-protection clause mobilises.

8,000 signatures in 5 months. Around 1.5 per cent. Achievable.

Cantonal lease = a simple change of system. Lease ends after eight years, no compensation for the municipality.

A signal for eastern Switzerland. Largest canton in the region.

2. Lessons from Zurich: What we are doing differently

Positive title. «For professional wildlife protection» instead of «Game wardens instead of hunters».

Concrete budget calculation. Around 1.55 to 2.90 francs per capita. In the range of the Geneva level.

Secure party support early. Involve the SP, Greens, GLP early on.

Species protection as coalition broadening. Golden eagle, wolf, beaver, waterfowl mobilise broadly.

3. Opponent analysis and prepared responses

Counter-argument 1: «St. Gallen has Alps and alpine farming»

The facts: The St. Gallen Central Plateau is the same landscape as Geneva. In the Alps: sparse settlement, fewer conflicts, professional herd protection instead of recreational hunting.

Short communicative formula: «The St. Gallen Central Plateau is Geneva. The Alps need herd protection, not recreational hunting.»

Counter-argument 2: «The wolf needs recreational hunting»

The facts: The wolf regulates. Recreational hunting disrupts. Geneva has proven it for 50 years.

Short communicative formula: «The wolf regulates. Recreational hunting disturbs.»

Counter-argument 3: «Costs will rise»

The facts: Even generously calculated: less than a coffee per person and year. Less than 0.1 per cent of the cantonal budget.

Short communicative formula: «Less than a coffee per person and year. Less than 0.1 per cent of the budget.»

4. Communication strategy: The three core messages

«Geneva has been demonstrating it for 50 years.» More biodiversity, stable populations, minimal costs, never repealed since 1974.

«Professional instead of hobby.» Qualified professionals instead of recreational shooters.

«Around 1.55 to 2.90 francs per person and year.» In the range of the Geneva level.

5. Timetable and next steps

Phase	Content	Timeframe
Committee formation & preliminary text review	Consult a lawyer; recruit committee members resident in St. Gallen	Month 1–3
Submission for preliminary review	St. Gallen State Chancellery	Month 3–4
Publication & start of signature collection	Target: 9,500+ signatures as a buffer	Month 4
Party contacts & coalition building	SP, Greens, GLP; Pro Natura SG; BirdLife SG; WWF Eastern Switzerland	Month 1–12
Submission of signatures	State Chancellery, official verification	After the collection period
Cantonal parliament debate	Parliamentary anchoring; media work	Following months
Voting campaign	Final mobilisation, Lake Constance argument, golden eagle argument	Before the vote

6. Campaign material

Geneva dossier on wildbeimwild.com as the central set of arguments.
The Psychology of recreational hunting in the canton of St. Gallen as background material.
Local media: St. Galler Tagblatt, Rheintaler, Sarganserländer, Wiler Zeitung, TVO, FM1.
Infographic: golden eagle in the Alpstein, Lake Constance waterfowl, beaver on the Rhine. Cost comparison SG vs. GE.

7. Further sources

This document is a template text by IG Wild beim Wild. It may be freely used by activists, organisations or initiative committees and adapted to the circumstances in the canton of St. Gallen.

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