View image in fullscreen In Laufen-Uhwiesen, hotline first responder Caroline Nienhuis inspects a beaver dam with maintenance manager Oliver Kuhn. View image in fullscreen Beavers were reintroduced in Switzerland in 1956. View image in fullscreen The team inspect a sink hole that has appeared in a road in Hettlingen as a result of burrowing. View image in fullscreen A tree trunk gnawed by a beaver. In January 2024, after some extensive burrowing, a sink hole appeared on the road, and the following year there was another.

Source: The Guardian December 23, 2025 13:31 UTC