Can sheep save the glaciers? Swiss scientists put wool to the test
Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse
REUTERS
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SHOTLIST: CHAMONIX, FRANCE (MAY 29, 2025) (FILE FOOTAGE) 1. VARIOUS OF DETAILS FROM HOUSES UNDER BOSSONS GLACIER IN CHAMONIX 2. VARIOUS CLOSE SHOTS OF BOSSONS GLACIER 3. DETAIL FROM BOSSONS GLACIER 4. HOUSE UNDER BOSSONS GLACIER 5. VARIOUS OF VIEWS OF BOSSON GLACIER AND NATURE OF CHAMONIXCHA…
As Switzerland struggles to contain the shrinking of its glaciers, researchers are conducting an unusual experiment in the Alps to see whether one of its less valued natural resources can help: sheep's wool.
A participant walks through a snow protection test site covered with sheep wool material during a Sept. 2 news conference in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
Niklaus Sagesser, the weaver who made sheep wool covers, checks them at a snow protection test site covered with the material during a Sept. 2 news conference presenting the results of the "Keep It Wool" glacier protection experiment in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
A snow protection test site covered with sheep wool material, bottom left, is seen Sept. 2 near a traditional snow farming cover in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
A participant walks through a snow protection test site covered with sheep wool material during a Sept. 2 news conference in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
Niklaus Sagesser, the weaver who made sheep wool covers, checks them at a snow protection test site covered with the material during a Sept. 2 news conference presenting the results of the "Keep It Wool" glacier protection experiment in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
A snow protection test site covered with sheep wool material, bottom left, is seen Sept. 2 near a traditional snow farming cover in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
