«For Professional Wildlife Protection»

Constitutional initiative in the form of a elaborated draft

Based on Art. 43 of the Constitution of the Canton of St. Gallen of 10 June 2001 and on the Law on Referendum and Initiative

Submitted by the initiative committee [date of submission]

Initiative text

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

The Constitution of the Canton of St. Gallen of 10 June 2001 is supplemented by the following articles:

Art. [new] Professional Wildlife Protection

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

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

3 The culling of wild animals is only permissible as a last resort, when all other appropriate measures for damage prevention or hazard mitigation have been exhausted or are insufficient. It requires prior approval from the Wildlife Commission.

4 The canton shall establish an independent Wildlife Commission composed of representatives of animal and nature conservation organisations, academia, and the relevant authorities. 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 wildlife.

6 Further details shall be governed by law.

Art. [new] Protection of Threatened and Protected Wild Animal Species

1 The canton shall refrain from submitting applications for the preventive population regulation of protected wild animal species under the Federal Act on Hunting and the Protection of Wild Mammals and Birds, in particular wolves, lynx, bears, beavers, otters, golden jackals, golden eagles, goosanders, and other species protected under federal law.

2 It shall focus on promoting the coexistence of humans and wildlife, passive damage prevention, the ecological enhancement of habitats, and the scientific monitoring of wildlife presence.

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

4 The canton actively advocates for the protection and conservation of endangered wildlife species through intercantonal cooperation and in its dealings with the federal government.

Transitional Provision

1 The government shall issue the necessary implementing regulations within two years of the adoption of this constitutional amendment.

2 Existing hunting licences shall expire upon the entry into force of the implementing regulations. Licence fees already paid for the current hunting season shall be reimbursed on a pro rata basis.

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

Explanatory Notes

1. Background

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

Hobby hunting in St. Gallen is organized as a patent hunting system. Private individuals obtain a cantonal licence and hunt without fixed territorial responsibility. Contrary to the widely held claim, licence holders bear no ecological responsibility; rather, they act within the framework of cantonal culling plans that are primarily aligned with the interests of forestry and agriculture (cf. the psychology of hobby hunting in the canton of St. Gallen as well as the critical analysis of hunting education at wildbeimwild.com).

In parallel, an increasing number of protected wildlife species are coming under pressure at the federal level. With the revision of the Hunting Act in December 2022, the preventive regulation of the wolf was introduced. The beaver has been subject to culling upon cantonal request since February 2025. Political pressure on further species such as lynx, otter, and goosander is steadily increasing. The canton of St. Gallen is a diverse wildlife canton: the wolf has been documented in the Churfirsten and the Alpstein. The golden eagle breeds in the Alpstein. The lynx is present in the pre-Alpine region. The beaver has colonised the Rhine, the Thur, the Sitter and their tributaries. The southern shore of Lake Constance and the Rheintaler Riet are waterfowl areas 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 for professional wildlife management instead of hobby hunting, but also for the consistent protection of endangered wildlife species at the cantonal level.

2. The Model: Canton of Geneva

On 19 May 1974, around two thirds of voters in the canton of Geneva voted in favor of abolishing recreational hobby hunting. Before the ban, large game in the canton had been virtually wiped out: deer and wild boar had disappeared for decades, and only a few dozen roe deer remained. Around 300 hobby hunters were releasing large quantities of pheasants, partridges, and hares for recreational hunting.

The experience since the ban on hobby hunting is unequivocal:

– Biodiversity has increased markedly. The number of overwintering waterfowl has multiplied from a few hundred to around 30’000. Geneva today is home to the largest hare population and one of the last partridge populations in Switzerland.

– The roe deer population has settled at a healthy level, with an annual special cull by professional wildlife wardens of only 20 to 36 animals. The population moves within a density compatible with the available forest area.

– In 2005, in a renewed referendum, 90 percent of Geneva’s electorate voted in favor of retaining the ban on hobby hunting. In 2009, a motion to reintroduce hunting was rejected in the cantonal parliament by 70 votes to 7.

– The total costs of professional wildlife management in Geneva amount to approximately 1.2 million francs annually, divided into approximately 600’000 francs for personnel (approx. three full-time positions, distributed among approximately a dozen environmental officers), 250’000 francs for prevention and 350’000 francs for damage compensation. This corresponds to approximately 2.40 francs per resident per year.

Geneva's fauna inspector Gottlieb Dandliker, responsible for wildlife management since 2001, describes the ban on hobby hunting as the most financially advantageous 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 is evident in direct comparison: a professional game warden in Geneva requires an average of 8 hours and a maximum of 2 cartridges for a sanitary cull of a wild boar. A hobby hunter in the canton of Zurich requires 60 to 80 hours and up to 15 cartridges for the same. The hare population density in Geneva is 17.7 animals per 100 hectares (the highest in Switzerland), while in the canton of Zurich it is only 1.0 per 100 hectares (cf. Fact-check Canton Council of Zurich).

3. The Concept: Professional Wildlife Wardening Instead of Hobby Hunting

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

Professional competence instead of recreational pleasure. 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 figures (cf. the critical analysis of hunting training on wildbeimwild.com).

Last-resort principle. A cull is only permissible when all non-lethal measures have been exhausted. These include electric fences, deterrence, habitat management, relocation, taste repellents and structural protective measures. In Geneva, fruit trees are protected with nets. For wild boar, 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 requirement for approval in the constitution.

Natural self-regulation as a guiding principle. The experience from Geneva, from National Parks and by numerous scientific studies documented: wildlife populations self-regulate in most cases. Recreational hunting disrupts this natural process by destroying social structures, artificially increasing reproduction rates, and altering migration patterns.

4. Why St. Gallen?

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

Most diverse wildlife canton in eastern Switzerland. St. Gallen unites Lake Constance, the Rhine Valley, the Mittelland, and the Alps (Alpstein, Churfirsten, Sarganserland) within a single canton. The golden eagle breeds in the Alpstein. The wolf has been documented in the Churfirsten. The lynx is present in the pre-Alpine foothills. The beaver has colonised the Rhine, Thur, and Sitter rivers. The southern shore of Lake Constance and the Rheintaler Riet are waterfowl areas of supra-regional significance. This diversity makes St. Gallen an ideal test case for professional wildlife management (cf. wildbeimwild.com on predators).

Lake Constance parallel. Like Thurgau, St. Gallen also benefits from the Lake Constance argument: on Lake Geneva, the abolition of recreational hunting multiplied waterfowl numbers from one hundred to 30’000. The southern shore of Lake Constance and the Rheintaler Riet have the same potential. The species protection clause protects the goosander and other waterfowl species in particular.

Wolf policy in the Alpstein and in the Churfirsten. The wolf has been documented in St. Gallen. The controversial wolf culls have politicised the debate. The initiative offers a constitutional response: professional wildlife management instead of politically motivated culls (cf. the wolf policy on wildbeimwild.com).

4’000 signatures. With 520’000 inhabitants, 4’000 signatures represent less than one percent of the population. Collection can be carried out efficiently in St. Gallen, Rapperswil-Jona, Wil, Buchs, Rorschach, and Gossau (cf. wildbeimwild.com on wildlife in residential areas).

Beaver on the Rhine, Thur, and Sitter. The beaver has been documented at several St. Gallen waterways. Since February 2025, it may be culled Switzerland-wide upon cantonal request. The initiative protects the beaver in the canton.

Territorial hunting = straightforward system change. No lease agreements, no municipal compensation. Existing licences expire and fees already paid are reimbursed on a pro-rata basis.

Signal effect for eastern Switzerland.St. Gallen is the largest canton in eastern Switzerland. A success here would send a signal to the entire region (TG, AR, AI, SH, GL).

5. On the Initiative Text

Paragraph 1 – Ban on Hobby Hunting

The prohibition of territorial hunting by private individuals is the core of the initiative. It corresponds to the Geneva model. The cantonal authority to do so is undisputed: the federal hunting law (JSG) explicitly leaves the organisation of hunting operations to the cantons (Art. 3 Para. 1 JSG). The three hunting systems in Switzerland – licence hunting, territorial hunting, and state or managed hunting – are of equal standing. The canton of Geneva has practised managed hunting since 1974 in compliance with federal law.

Paragraph 2 – Professional Wildlife Management

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

Paragraph 3 – Culling as a Last Resort

A cull is not the rule, but the exception. Passive measures take priority. In Geneva, approximately 250 wild boars are shot annually by game wardens (according to FOEN hunting statistics), primarily juveniles, with lead animals explicitly being spared.

Paragraph 4 – Wildlife Commission

The independent wildlife commission is modeled on the Geneva model. It ensures that animal and nature conservation organisations have a say and prevents the government from approving exceptions on its own. The involvement of science guarantees evidence-based decisions (cf. wildbeimwild.com/jagd-fakten).

Paragraph 5 – Natural Regulation and Coexistence

The promotion of coexistence in St. Gallen includes in particular the securing and networking of wildlife corridors along the Rhine, the Thur and the Sitter, the ecological enhancement of the Rheintaler Riet and the Lake Constance shoreline, and public education on behavior towards wildlife (cf. wildbeimwild.com zu Wildtieren im Siedlungsgebiet).

Transitional Provisions

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

6. On the Second Article: Protection of Threatened and Protected Wildlife Species

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

7. Cost implications: Concrete budget for St. Gallen

The Geneva reference budget

In Geneva, which at 282 km² is roughly seven times smaller than St. Gallen and has around 500’000 inhabitants, the total costs of professional wildlife management amount to approximately 1.2 million francs per year: around 600’000 francs for personnel, around 250’000 francs for prevention and around 350’000 francs for damage compensation.

Conservative extrapolation for St. Gallen

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

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

Operating costs: 200’000 to 350’000 francs per year. These include equipment, vehicles, deterrent devices, monitoring infrastructure (camera traps, GPS transmitters), structural protective measures, electric fences and public outreach. In alpine terrain, operating costs are higher than in lowland areas.

Damage compensation: 150’000 to 300’000 francs per year. Primarily wild boar damage in agriculture, browsing damage in forests, beaver damage along waterways and any wolf predation damage. The higher estimate accounts for a possible increase in wolf presence.

Livestock protection start-up investment: 500’000 to 1’000’000 francs. In the first three to five years following the transition to the new system, a one-time start-up investment in livestock protection infrastructure for the Churfirsten and Sarganserland regions will be required: livestock guardian dog programs, mobile fences, night enclosures, and shepherd training. This investment is non-recurring and will be amortized over three to five years.

Total costs: 1’310’000 to 2’330’000 Swiss francs annually (gross). This corresponds to approximately 2.50 to 4.50 francs per inhabitant per year.

Red Deer Transitional Management

Red deer are present in large numbers in the St. Gallen Alps. In the first years following the system transition, targeted transitional management will be necessary, because compensatory reproduction — the artificially elevated reproduction rate caused by hunting pressure — only subsides after several 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 normalizes within three to five years. This transitional management is already factored into the higher staffing figures (cf. studies on wildbeimwild.com).

Savings and Counter-Financing

These costs are offset by considerable savings: the canton will no longer need to administer hunting examinations, issue and manage licenses, prepare culling plans, or organize hunting supervision. The resources currently allocated to these tasks within the Office for Nature, Hunting and Fisheries can be partially reassigned. In addition, there are the costs currently incurred by wolf culls: a single senselessly killed wolf costs the public approximately 35’000 francs (helicopter operations, coordination, legal proceedings). With multiple culls per year, this adds up quickly.

Loss of Revenue

Abolishing hobby hunting would eliminate lease revenues from territorial hunting of an estimated 600’000 to 900’000 francs annually. However, this must be weighed against the never-accounted external costs of militia hunting — wildlife accidents, hunting-related browsing damage in protective forests, administrative expenditure, police and court deployments — which amount to a multiple of these revenues. In the canton of Geneva, these revenues have been absent since 1974 — without financial problems: before the hunting ban, over 400 hobby hunters were active; today, three full-time positions perform the same work more effectively. Sanitary and therapeutic culling by professional wildlife wardens is not the same as regulatory hunting based on hunters’ lore or the misguided “nature experience” of hobby hunters. A full-cost accounting shows: militia hunting costs the taxpayer significantly more than it generates (cf. «What hobby hunting really costs Switzerland» on wildbeimwild.com).

Hobby hunters in politics vote against nature conservation. The hobby hunting lobby systematically opposes biodiversity and species protection concerns. In 2024, it campaigned against the Biodiversity Initiative (63 percent No). In 2020, the hunting law it helped shape failed at the ballot box (51.9 percent No). In 2016, the Ticino hunters’ association torpedoed the Parc Adula national park. During the 2015 to 2019 legislative period, hobby hunters in parliament voted predominantly against environmental concerns. Those who claim hobby hunters are conservationists are ignoring their voting behaviour (cf. Ticino Hunters’ 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 approximately 1.55 to 2.90 francs per inhabitant, which corresponds to roughly one coffee per person per year, even on a generous estimate. For a canton with a total budget of approximately 5.3 billion francs (2024 state accounts, FFA), that amounts to less than 0.03 percent (cf. Hunting Myths Fact-Check on wildbeimwild.com).

8. Compatibility with superior law

First article: Abolition of hobby hunting

The initiative complies with federal law. The federal hunting act (JSG) explicitly leaves the regulation of hunting authorization, the hunting system, hunting areas, and hunting supervision to the cantons (Art. 3 Para. 1 JSG). The three hunting systems are of equal standing. The canton of Geneva has practiced state-managed hunting since 1974 and has never faced a federal legal objection in over 50 years.

Second Article: Protection of Protected Species

Art. 7a JSG enables cantons to carry out preventive regulation, but does not obligate them to do so. Refraining from such regulation violates neither federal law nor the Bern Convention.

Unity of Subject Matter

The initiative maintains 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 alpine regions and alpine farming – the Geneva model does not apply»

The facts: St. Gallen encompasses all landscape types: Lake Constance, the Mittelland, the pre-Alps, and the Alps. In the Mittelland (Fürstenland, Wil, Rapperswil-Jona), the landscape is directly comparable to Geneva. In the Alps (Alpstein, Churfirsten, Sarganserland), the population density is low and conflict zones are fewer. Alpine farming requires professional herd protection, not hobby hunters. This great landscape diversity makes St. Gallen the ideal test case: if it works here, it works throughout eastern Switzerland (cf. the Psychology of Hobby Hunting in the Canton of St. Gallen).

Key communicative message: «The St. Gallen Mittelland is the same landscape as Geneva. And in the Alps, what is needed is professional herd protection, not hobby hunters.»

«The wolf needs hobby hunting»

The facts: The wolf regulates. Hobby hunters disrupt. Geneva has proven this for 50 years. Professional wildlife management enables the wolf to fulfill its ecological function while simultaneously protecting livestock herds through professional prevention.

Key communicative message: «The wolf regulates. Hobby hunters disrupt. Geneva has proven this for 50 years.»

«Costs will rise – and ultimately the taxpayer will foot the bill»

The facts: Even with a generous, conservative estimate: approximately CHF 1.55 to 2.90 per resident per year — less than a coffee per person per year. This already includes additional alpine costs, initial herd protection investment, and red deer transitional management. Within the range of the Geneva level (CHF 2.40). Geneva has been doing it for 50 years, and 90 percent of the population want to keep it. Less than 0.1 percent of the cantonal budget.

Concise communications formula: «Even by a generous estimate: less than a 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 express their support for modern, evidence-based wildlife management and comprehensive protection of endangered wildlife species. The first article follows the Geneva model, which has proven itself for over 50 years, and replaces hobby hunting with professional wildlife protection. The second article protects in particular the golden eagle in the Alpstein, the wolf in the Churfirsten, the beaver along the Rhine, Thur and Sitter, and the waterfowl on Lake Constance. As the largest canton in eastern Switzerland, a success 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, with residence 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 attachments:

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

Scientific studies: wildbeimwild.com/studien — A 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 hobby hunting in the canton of St. Gallen: wildbeimwild.com – Psychologie der Hobby-Jagd im Kanton SG — Canton-specific analysis.

Psychology of hobby hunting: wildbeimwild.com/category/psychologie-jagd — Wide-ranging articles.

Wildlife in residential areas: wildbeimwild.com/category/wildtiere-im-siedlungsgebiet — Coexistence of humans and wildlife.

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 initiative text to the State Chancellery of the Canton of St. Gallen for preliminary review before the signature collection begins. 4’000 valid signatures are required for the initiative to be valid. The submission modalities are governed by the Law on Referendum and Initiative.

Strategic briefing for activists

People's initiative «For professional wildlife protection» – Canton of St. Gallen Internal working document – Status March 2026

Summary

St. Gallen is the largest canton in eastern Switzerland and the region's most diverse wildlife canton. It combines Lake Constance, the Rhine Valley, the Midlands 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 rivers. 4’000 signatures from 520’000 inhabitants is achievable. The per capita costs are below the Geneva level. The transition away from the territorial hunting system is administratively straightforward. A success would send a signal to the whole of eastern Switzerland.

1. Why St. Gallen in particular?

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

Lake Constance parallel. What multiplied the waterfowl populations at Lake Geneva can achieve the same at Lake Constance.

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

4’000 signatures from 520’000 inhabitants. Under one percent. Achievable.

Territorial hunting = straightforward system change. No lease agreements, no municipal compensation.

Signal effect for eastern Switzerland. Largest canton in the region.

2. The lessons from Zurich: what we will do differently

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

Concrete budget calculation. Approximately 1.55 to 2.90 francs per capita. Below the Geneva level.

Secure party support early. Engage SP, Greens, GLP at an early stage.

Species protection as a coalition broadener. Golden eagle, wolf, beaver, waterfowl mobilise broad support.

3. Opposition analysis and prepared responses

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

The facts: The St. Gallen Midlands are the same landscape as Geneva. In the Alps: sparse population, fewer conflicts, professional livestock protection instead of hobby hunters.

Short communicative formula: «The St. Gallen Midlands is Geneva. The Alps need herd protection, not hobby hunting.»

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

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

Communicative shorthand: «The wolf regulates. Hobby hunting disrupts.»

Counter-argument 3: «Costs are rising»

The facts: Even by generous estimates: less than one coffee per person per year. Less than 0.1 percent of the cantonal budget.

Communicative shorthand: «Less than one coffee per person per year. Less than 0.1 percent of the budget.»

4. Communication strategy: The three core messages

«Geneva has been leading the way for 50 years.» Greater biodiversity, stable populations, minimal costs, 90 percent approval.

«Professional rather than hobby.» Specialists instead of recreational shooters.

«Around 1.55 to 2.90 francs per person per year.» Below the Geneva level.

5. Timeline and next steps

Phase	Content	Timeframe
Committee formation & text pre-review	Engage a lawyer; recruit committee members residing in St. Gallen	Month 1–3
Submission for pre-review	State Chancellery St. Gallen	Month 3–4
Publication & start of signature collection	Target: 5’000+ 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 collection period
Cantonal council debate	Parliamentary anchoring; media work	Following months
Referendum campaign	Final mobilisation, Lake Constance argument, golden eagle argument	Before the vote

6. Campaign materials

• The Geneva dossier on wildbeimwild.com as the central body of arguments.
• The Psychology of hobby 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 waterbirds, beaver on the Rhine. Cost comparison SG vs. GE.

7. Further sources

• Geneva hunting ban in detail
• Scientific studies
• Hunting in Switzerland
• Psychology of hobby hunting in the canton of St. Gallen
• Hunting myths fact-check
• Federal hunting statistics (FOEN)
• Cantonal popular initiative Basel-Stadt

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

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