With the Blacknose sheep over rocky precipices and gorges on the way to the wolf-free sheep island (Swiss Stories 2021, by Severin Bigler) - Swiss Press Award
Severin Bigler
Die Schafe verlassen den Viehtransporter, der sie von Naters auf die Belalp gebracht hat, am 19. Juni 2020. 900 Schafe, der grösste Teil davon Schwarznasenschafe, verbringen den Sommer von Mitte Juni bis Ende August im Inner Aletschij oberhalb des Grossen Aletschgletschers.
Aargauer Zeitung
Photo / Swiss Stories
2021
Severin Bigler
Around 900 Blacknose sheep spend the summer in the Valais region of the "Inner Aletschji." The climb there is fraught with hazards: rockfalls are a threat, and the path is narrow and rocky. In the "Inner Aletschji," the sheep are protected from wolves between glaciers and rocks.
