A runaway cow named Yvonne is on the loose in Germany and the search for the Bavarian bovine has captivated the country.
The brown dairy cow ran away from a little farm in Bavaria in May and has managed to hide in the forests of southern Germany ever since ââ¬â despite her sturdy 1,500-pound figure.
Locals have reported sightings of her ââ¬â she was caught on camera last month, grazing at twilight ââ¬â but every time searchers have tried to capture her, Yvonne has disappeared.
In an effort to track her down her, animal-rights activists have used scooters, sniffer dogs, tranquilliser guns and a helicopter equipped with a thermal camera used in search-and-rescue missions.
Remarkably, that too came back empty-handed ââ¬â but activist Johann Wintersteller of the Gut Aiderbichl animal sanctuary hasn't given up hope.
We have found cowpats, very fresh ones, he said. And we will follow the trail.
The six-year-old animal made national headlines after a near-collision with a police car days after she broke away.
The rural district office in Muehldorf reacted by labelling the cow a public danger and ordering her shot on sight.
That prompted animal-rights activists to rally to her defence and, after a Facebook campaign and then front-page coverage, the order to shoot Yvonne was suspended.
Watch video: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new.../Hi-tech-hunt-for-runaway-cow-in-Germany.html
The brown dairy cow ran away from a little farm in Bavaria in May and has managed to hide in the forests of southern Germany ever since ââ¬â despite her sturdy 1,500-pound figure.
Locals have reported sightings of her ââ¬â she was caught on camera last month, grazing at twilight ââ¬â but every time searchers have tried to capture her, Yvonne has disappeared.
In an effort to track her down her, animal-rights activists have used scooters, sniffer dogs, tranquilliser guns and a helicopter equipped with a thermal camera used in search-and-rescue missions.
Remarkably, that too came back empty-handed ââ¬â but activist Johann Wintersteller of the Gut Aiderbichl animal sanctuary hasn't given up hope.
We have found cowpats, very fresh ones, he said. And we will follow the trail.
The six-year-old animal made national headlines after a near-collision with a police car days after she broke away.
The rural district office in Muehldorf reacted by labelling the cow a public danger and ordering her shot on sight.
That prompted animal-rights activists to rally to her defence and, after a Facebook campaign and then front-page coverage, the order to shoot Yvonne was suspended.
Watch video: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new.../Hi-tech-hunt-for-runaway-cow-in-Germany.html
