https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A dead animal with its head and hooves removed was discovered in a forest in western Jutland on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181016/mysterious-animal-found-in-danish-forest-without-legs-feet Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:48:57 +0200 mysterious-animal-found-in-danish-forest-without-legs-feet A new label on Danish meat products will encourage consumers to choose more animal-friendly, if expensive, products, industry representatives hope. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170327/danes-want-to-make-life-better-for-pigs-with-new-food-standard Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:21:38 +0200 danes-want-to-make-life-better-for-pigs-with-new-food-standard For the first time in some 5,000 years, elk will roam free in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160623/elk-to-roam-danish-nature-for-first-time-in-5000-years Thu, 23 Jun 2016 11:12:37 +0200 elk-to-roam-danish-nature-for-first-time-in-5000-years Four Barbary macaques that escaped from the Munkholm Zoo in eastern Jutland on Saturday are still on the loose, zoo officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160412/monkeys-on-the-loose-in-denmark-again Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:46:23 +0200 monkeys-on-the-loose-in-denmark-again A Barbary macaque that escaped from the Blåvand Zoo in January was found dead after more than a month on the run, the zoo’s director told news agency Ritzau on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160308/monkey-survived-six-weeks-on-the-loose-in-denmark Tue, 08 Mar 2016 15:08:49 +0100 monkey-survived-six-weeks-on-the-loose-in-denmark Two whales have been stranded on the western coast of Jutland since Tuesday. One of them has been confirmed to be of the fin whale species, one of the world’s largest. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160225/giant-whale-washed-up-on-denmark-beach Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:17:28 +0100 giant-whale-washed-up-on-denmark-beach Odense Zoo dissected a lion and an antelope over the weekend – this time without the international outrage that surrounded a similar event just months ago. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160118/danish-zoo-quietly-dissects-new-lion Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:16:08 +0100 danish-zoo-quietly-dissects-new-lion After a massive backlash, Bruun Rasmussen has dropped its sale of two elephant tusks that was planned for Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151124/danish-auction-house-stops-ivory-sales-after-protests Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:50:22 +0100 danish-auction-house-stops-ivory-sales-after-protests Elk will once again roam the Danish nature after an absence of millennia and wild beavers have also been spotted in Denmark for the first time in 1,000 years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151119/wild-elk-return-to-denmark-after-5000-years Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:17:37 +0100 wild-elk-return-to-denmark-after-5000-years UPDATED: An event that was heavily criticized from abroad went off as planned on Thursday as hundreds of school kids watched zookeepers cut up a dead lion. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151015/outrage-as-danish-zoo-dissects-lion-in-front-of-children Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:20:53 +0200 outrage-as-danish-zoo-dissects-lion-in-front-of-children Wolf sightings have been steadily trickling in over the years, but now a camera trap has captured the first good glimpse of an animal that recently returned to Denmark after a two-century absence. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151012/wolf-selfie-thrills-danish-nature-lovers Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:09:28 +0200 wolf-selfie-thrills-danish-nature-lovers UPDATED: Should Denmark brace for a new round of international outrage? The Odense Zoo is preparing to perform a public autopsy on a lion. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151008/danish-zoo-kids-watch-lion-dissection Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:51:26 +0200 danish-zoo-kids-watch-lion-dissection The wolves who have recently reestablished themselves in Denmark after a nearly 200-year absence may have some competition on the food chain. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150911/first-european-jackal-spotted-in-denmark Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:30:30 +0200 first-european-jackal-spotted-in-denmark With Danish MPs being spammed by thousands of emails from anti-whaling protesters, one angry MP has said animals in other countries have far worse lives than the whales hunted off the Faroe Islands. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150729/whale-activists-spam-danish-politicians-inboxes Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:39:53 +0200 whale-activists-spam-danish-politicians-inboxes The Bay of Aarhus has some new playful and curious inhabitants in the form of a breed of dolphin that hasn't been spotted in more than seven decades. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150629/video-rare-dolphins-spotted-near-aarhus Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:49:13 +0200 video-rare-dolphins-spotted-near-aarhus There is no wolf on the prowl near Copenhagen, but nature authorities warn that the dog that bit the head clean off a deer calf is still on the loose and dangerous. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141214/brutal-deer-attack-near-copenhagen-was-a-dog Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:11:00 +0100 brutal-deer-attack-near-copenhagen-was-a-dog After a deer was found with its head "bitten off", nature authorities warn that a very large and dangerous dog – or even a wolf – could be on the prowl. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141212/unusually-strong-animal-on-the-loose-near-copenhagen Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:59:00 +0100 unusually-strong-animal-on-the-loose-near-copenhagen A large number of dead seals found recently on the island of Fanø has led to worries that a surge in seal deaths in western Sweden will also reach Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141003/swedish-seal-deaths-raise-concerns-in-denmark Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:49:00 +0200 swedish-seal-deaths-raise-concerns-in-denmark A 30 kilo male hippopotamus was born at the zoo on Thursday and should make its public debut within the next two weeks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140915/baby-hippo-born-at-copenhagen-zoo Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:15:16 +0200 baby-hippo-born-at-copenhagen-zoo It took him two hours and 45 minutes, but fisherman Thomas Eldor Petersen was able to reel in a monstrous catch off the coast of the Azores. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140910/video-dane-catches-gigantic-blue-marlin Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:36:00 +0200 video-dane-catches-gigantic-blue-marlin