The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Cow gores woman to death in Austrian Alps A hiker in the Austrian Alps was fatally gored on Wednesday when a cow charged at her, local police and media said. https://www.thelocal.at/20170608/cow-gores-woman-to-death-in-austrian-alps Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:21:32 +0200 cow-gores-woman-to-death-in-austrian-alps British ambassador bruised after boar gives chase in Vienna park Britain's ambassador to Austria has generally been given a warm welcome but one wild boar at least appears to have little time for diplomatic niceties. https://www.thelocal.at/20170516/wild-boar-chase-british-ambassador-lainzer-vienna Tue, 16 May 2017 16:37:20 +0200 wild-boar-chase-british-ambassador-lainzer-vienna Austrian woman admits she killed her own dog in a washer-dryer A saga that has gripped Austria of a small dog spun to death in a washer-dryer took a shock twist Friday when the owner sensationally confessed to being the killer. https://www.thelocal.at/20170324/austrian-woman-admits-she-killed-her-own-dog-in-a-washer-dryer Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:29:50 +0100 austrian-woman-admits-she-killed-her-own-dog-in-a-washer-dryer Over 50 cats go missing in Austrian town Animal rescue services suspect there could be a serial cat-napper at work in the Austrian town of Frauenkirchen after more than fifty cats disappear in the region in under two years. https://www.thelocal.at/20160826/over-50-cats-go-missing-in-austrian-town Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:14:32 +0200 over-50-cats-go-missing-in-austrian-town Hedgehog rescue by fire service A hedgehog got stuck in a sewage pipe that was too narrow and had to be rescued by the fire brigade. https://www.thelocal.at/20160808/hedgehog-rescue-by-fire-service-eichgraben Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:37:10 +0200 hedgehog-rescue-by-fire-service-eichgraben Vienna study shows birds can make 'economic decisions' Cockatoos are intelligent enough to make "good economic choices", adapting to the available options, a study by University of Vienna scientists has found. https://www.thelocal.at/20160630/vienna-study-shows-birds-can-make-economic-decisions Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:23:09 +0200 vienna-study-shows-birds-can-make-economic-decisions Firemen rescue stranded sheep Firefighters in Lower Austria were called out to an unusual rescue operation on Sunday afternoon - not a cat stuck in a tree, but a sheep stuck on the roof of a house. https://www.thelocal.at/20141215/firemen-rescue-stranded-sheep Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:23:00 +0100 firemen-rescue-stranded-sheep Two-headed tortoise born in Styria An endangered Moorish tortoise was born with two heads in Styria on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.at/20140823/two-headed-tortoise-born-in-styria Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:25:00 +0200 two-headed-tortoise-born-in-styria