New bear park in Bern, Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A 25-year-old man who was injured when he climbed the wall of the new bear park in Bern, then slipped, is in stable condition after he was attacked by one of the bears. Finn, the nearly 4-year-old male who injured him, was wounded by gunfire from a policeman who was trying to save the young man, and the bear is in serious condition, according to Bernd Schildger, the head of Dählhölzli, the animal park of which the bear pit is a part. If Finn survives, which is not yet clear, he will not be put down, says Schildger.
Police have not been able to determine why the man, who is mentally handicapped, decided to climb the wall, where he crouched for a moment before falling four metres into the bears’ den.
Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Prices for goods produced in Switzerland remained stable, down only negligibly and prices of imported goods were also stable, with only a very slight rise in July, the Swiss Statistical Office said Friday 14 August. This is the second month in a row that prices have remained stable. Prices are down 6.1 percent overall year on year, compared to July 2008, but the main reason is a significant drop in the price of oil compared to 12 months earlier.
