The Swiss canton of Valais will relax its ban on foreigners hunting ibex, a type of long-horned mountain goat, from the start of next year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Hunters from outside the canton have been banned from targeting ibex in the canton in southwest Switzerland following a public outcry in 2021. + Foreigners banned from ibex trophy hunting Ibex shooting has long attracted foreign hunters to the Valais. In 2021, however, the canton discontinued the practice following a report by Swiss public broadcaster RTS, which provoked an outcry from the public, dismayed by the conditions of this tourist hunt. In particular, it emerged that foreign hunters would pay up to CHF12,000 to kill a male ibex, depending on the length of its horns. Since then, there have been calls for the return of foreign hunters. Last year, for example, the Grand Council accepted a postulate calling for a review of the ban. In a press release issued on Thursday, the State ...
