In a new survey carried out by Manpower recruitment agency, 56 percent of Swiss employers said they are willing to pay a wage premium for skills related to artificial intelligence; among companies with more than 250 employees, this figure rises to 66 percent.
However, human skills remain in demand, with critical thinking and problem-solving abilities being particularly highly valued. According to Eric Jeannerod, head of Manpower Switzerland, “the future belongs not to AI alone, but to the combination of technology and human capabilities.”
Eleven years after the launch of a project to reintroduce the osprey in Switzerland, a pair of these migratory birds has returned to nest for the first time since 1914. Three chicks hatched in the spring, according to Wendy Strahm, coordinator of the project run by the association Nos Oiseaux. The location of the nest will not be disclosed.
The last documented breeding of the osprey in Switzerland dates back 112 years. The species disappeared completely due to poachers and egg collectors. Once reaching adulthood, Ospreys return to breed where they first took flight.
The pair had already been spotted in the summer of 2025, when the female was still immature. After spending the winter apart in Africa, the two birds returned. Such success on the very first attempt is exceptional, as the spring turned was particularly cold and rainy. Two females and one male survived.
Nos Oiseaux hopes that the first pair of ospreys to return to breed in Switzerland since 1914 will return again in 2027.
From time to time, odd animal-related news is reported in Swiss media. The man was fined 800 francs for animal cruelty – specifically, because his rabbits’ nutrition had not been well balanced. Among the charges brought up against him was that some of the rabbits’ fur was soiled and, to make matters even worse, he was allegedly feeding them ravioli – a practice described as “unsuitable.” He was fined and reprimanded because carrot and cucumber sticks were missing from the rabbits’ diet.
