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 Berliners are protesting - online and in person - against the possible culling of a peaceful pig dubbed Elsa who gained worldwide fame for stealing a nudist's laptop bag as a chase ensued. https://www.thelocal.de/20200818/save-the-cheeky-but-peaceful-sow-berliners-protest-culling-of-boar-who-stole-nudists-bag Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:53:23 +0200 save-the-cheeky-but-peaceful-sow-berliners-protest-culling-of-boar-who-stole-nudists-bag A wild boar that went viral after stealing a nudist's laptop by a lake in German capital Berlin last week could be caught up in a local cull, an official said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200814/boar-that-stole-german-nudists-laptop-may-be-culled Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:43:55 +0200 boar-that-stole-german-nudists-laptop-may-be-culled Wild boars have really been making waves in Germany recently. https://www.thelocal.de/20200813/watch-wild-boar-surprises-sunbathers-in-germany-by-emerging-from-the-baltic-sea Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:41:35 +0200 watch-wild-boar-surprises-sunbathers-in-germany-by-emerging-from-the-baltic-sea Germany is known for its naked sunbathing spots. But one man got more than he bargained for when a wild boar stole his bag with his laptop inside. https://www.thelocal.de/20200807/only-in-germany-wild-boar-steals-bag-with-laptop-from-naked-berlin-sunbather Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:58:04 +0200 only-in-germany-wild-boar-steals-bag-with-laptop-from-naked-berlin-sunbather The number of incidents involving wild boars in the capital is seemingly on the rise. But while some think Berliners are dramatizing the swine sightings, others have been injured by them. https://www.thelocal.de/20171215/how-wild-boars-are-thriving-in-berlin Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:31:58 +0100 how-wild-boars-are-thriving-in-berlin A drove of wild boar have horrified cemetery workers in Cologne by overturning the earth in a grisly search for essential protein. https://www.thelocal.de/20160318/wild-boar-cause-havoc-in-cologne-graveyard Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:24:00 +0100 wild-boar-cause-havoc-in-cologne-graveyard For one plucky pig in Lower Saxony, mingling with his own species just didn't appeal. The wild hog decided to make friends in higher places – by joining a herd of cows on a Göttingen farm. https://www.thelocal.de/20151006/johann-the-pigs-new-family-is-udderly-adorable Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:44:53 +0200 johann-the-pigs-new-family-is-udderly-adorable A 120-kilo (265-pound) wild boar attacked and injured four people on Monday in Berlin, the German capital's police force said. Examination of its body showed it had a broken leg. https://www.thelocal.de/20121030/45853 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:25:00 +0100 45853 German wild boar hunters are reporting one of their best seasons since World War II after moderate weather and plentiful food led to a wild pig population boom. https://www.thelocal.de/20081121/15670-2 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:18:00 +0100 15670-2