23-09-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com

Alpabzug! Swiss mountain alpaca herding – in pictures

Each autumn the traditional alpabzug (descent of herds) sees farmers in Switzerland move their livestock from mountain pastures down to valley barns. In the Griesalp area above Kiental around 70 alpacas were herded down the valley, before being transported by truck to their winter farm at Aeschi, near Spiez, in the Bernese OberlandContinue reading...
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