https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A motorway in southern Germany was brought to a standstill on Sunday evening after an escaped male sheep found its way onto the road, leading to a brief police chase. https://www.thelocal.de/20180813/runaway-ram-causes-autobahn-chaos Mon, 13 Aug 2018 12:44:49 +0200 runaway-ram-causes-autobahn-chaos After a regional train in the state of Baden-Württemberg drove into a herd of sheep on Wednesday morning, 50 animals were killed. https://www.thelocal.de/20180606/train-in-southwestern-germany-rams-into-herd-of-sheep-killing-45-animals Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:06:46 +0200 train-in-southwestern-germany-rams-into-herd-of-sheep-killing-45-animals Calls grew on Tuesday for hunters to shoot a wolf which is believed to have killed 40 sheep near the town of Bad Wildbad in Baden-Württemberg. https://www.thelocal.de/20180502/40-sheep-die-in-suspected-wolf-attack-near-french-border Wed, 02 May 2018 11:39:46 +0200 40-sheep-die-in-suspected-wolf-attack-near-french-border Sheep farmers in a panic in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) over the wolf population can now get themselves a "herd protection set" from the the local government. https://www.thelocal.de/20150205/shepherds-wolves-nrw-emergency-sheep-farming Thu, 05 Feb 2015 16:50:44 +0100 shepherds-wolves-nrw-emergency-sheep-farming German shepherds are calling for sheepdog subsidies to help them protect their flocks from wolves which are steadily reclaiming ancient territories - and treating themselves to lamb suppers. https://www.thelocal.de/20131108/shepherds-hold-annual-summit-to-discuss-wolf-threat Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:30:00 +0100 shepherds-hold-annual-summit-to-discuss-wolf-threat Around 1,000 sheep will be feeling significantly cooler after Sunday when the German sheep shearing competition is over. https://www.thelocal.de/20090823/21433 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:40:00 +0200 21433