Cows grazing on lush pastures with ornate metal bells gently tinkling around their necks may be one of the ultimate symbols of Switzerland, but not everyone is enchanted by such traditional scenes.- 'About tradition' -
Cowbells were once seen as indispensable for keeping track of herds grazing on Alpine pastures, and while their usefulness has waned with the emergence of GPS trackers, they remain a powerful symbol of idyllic Swiss rural life.
Team wolf and sheep: Meet the Swiss volunteers camping out on hilltops to keep both animals alive euronews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euronews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hundreds of volunteers have flocked to the Swiss mountains to guard sheep from wolves as part of a unique scheme also aimed at preventing revenge attacks on the predators by farmers.
Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday thelocal.ch - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thelocal.ch Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Swiss organisation again calls for volunteers to scare wolves away thelocal.ch - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thelocal.ch Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.