A family feast in the tiny European principality of Liechtenstein, set snugly between the Swiss and Austrian Alps, features farm produce, local wine and home bakes sweetened with orchard fruits.

The predators have been spotted regularly since 1995 and their population has grown to about 80 individuals living in eight packs, mainly in the Swiss Alps. Up to 500 sheep or goats get killed or ...

In the 19th Century the village had 300 inhabitants, and there were many similar villages across the southern Swiss Alps. Today's popular ... and traditional mountain farming less and less ...

Nerves have been jangling in the Alps over the past fortnight, with dry and sunny weather dominating the forecast. While conditions have been pleasant on the slopes of the glacier and snow-farmed ski ...

Many parts of Switzerland, two thirds of which is mountainous, are at risk of avalanches and landslides. Communities in the Alps have been protecting themselves against such natural hazards for years.