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ECOREGIONS OF SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND
Alps conifer and mixed forests ecoregion (temperate coniferous forests Biome) (Palearctic Realm)
Po Basin mixed forests ecoregion (temperate coniferous forests Biome) (Palearctic Realm)
Western European broadleaf forests ecoregion (Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome) (Palearctic Realm)
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Eurasion Wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
Italian Wolf (Canis lupus italicus)
graue Wölfe
Population Statistics [30-35 in 2016] [approximately 80 in 2020]
Bevölkerungsstatistik
Legal Status; Protected, unless an animal kills over 20 sheep in a single month, or if it loses its fear of humans.
Rechtsstellung
Resources
Ressourcen
Informationen des BAFU zum Wolf
Wolf – Swiss National Parc
Organizations
Organisationen
KORA:
Gruppe Wolf Schweiz | CHWOLF.org
WWF Schweiz – Grossraubtiere in der Schweiz
Herdenschutz Schweiz
Der Wolf in der Schweiz, Wildtier Schweiz Uni Zürich
MAVA
News Resources & Publications
Nachrichten Ressourcen und Publikationen
SwissInfo
LATEST SWISS NEWS LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS
Wolf and Wildlife News from Switzerland – Schweiz
- Switzerland’s wolves get too close for comfort | BBC News, Bern
11th Jan 2022
- New wolf pack identified in Switzerland | SwissInfo
25th Mar 2021
- Wolf packs continue to grow in Switzerland | swissinfo.ch
24th Aug 2020
- Ja zu einem Gesetz “für die langfristige Koexistenz von Mensch und Wolf” | swissinfo.ch
24th Aug 2020
- Swiss parliament agrees to loosen protected species hunting rules | SWI swissinfo.ch
12th Jun 2019
- Protected Wolf Status Upheld by Swiss Parliament | Swissinfo.ch
11th Mar 2016
Journal Article
Two decades of non-invasive genetic monitoring of the grey wolves recolonizing the Alps support very limited dog introgression. Dufresnes C, Remollino N, Stoffel C, Manz R, Weber JM, Fumagalli L. Scientific reports. 2019 Jan
Combining human acceptance and habitat suitability in a unified socio‐ecological suitability model: a case study of the wolf in Switzerland. Behr DM, Ozgul A, Cozzi G. Journal of applied ecology. 2017 Dec
Diet of wolves Canis lupus recolo-nizing Switzerland: A preliminary approach. Weber JM, Hofer B. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 2010 Jun
Long-distance wolf recolonization of France and Switzerland inferred from non-invasive genetic sampling over a period of 10 years. Valière N, Fumagalli L, Gielly L, Miquel C, Lequette B, Poulle ML, Weber JM, Arlettaz R, Taberlet P. InAnimal Conservation forum 2003 Feb
A wolf habitat suitability prediction study in Valais (Switzerland). Glenz C, Massolo A, Kuonen D, Schlaepfer R. Landscape and Urban planning. 2001 Jun