WSL

Education

Hunting fact-checked: effects on wild animals, ecology and society

Environment & Nature Conservation

Bark beetles, drought and a predator nobody asks about: How the wolf helps the forest

Environment & Nature Conservation

No forest without the wolf: What predators mean for Switzerland

▶ Wild animals

Heatwave 2026: wild animals under extreme stress while hunting continues

Wild animals

European bison in Thal: semi-freedom proceeds despite resistance

▶ Hunting

Ticino: recreational hunting, the monopoly on force and the factor-4 myth

Selbstregulation von Wildpopulationen: Wissenschaftliche Evidenz aus Genf, Nationalpark und internationalem Vergleich

FAQ

Wildlife corridors in Switzerland: function, facts and criticism of hunting

FAQ

Special Hunt Switzerland: Purpose, Criticism and Cantonal Practice

Hunting

«Recreational hunting is not the problem»? When PR interviews replace journalism

Eichelhäher Schweiz: Förster des Waldes im Fadenkreuz

Schneehase Schweiz: Klimakrise und Flintenschuss

Waschbär Schweiz: Abschuss wegen falscher Herkunft

Rothirsch Schweiz: Zurückgekehrt und zum Abschuss degradiert

How hunting associations influence policy and the public

Crime & hunting

Wolves under Constant Fire: Swiss Hunting Policy Ignores Science

Environment & Nature Conservation

Bern's Forest-Wildlife Strategy: Free Pass for Recreational Hunters

Hunting

Fabio Regazzi postpones the wildlife debate