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Title: Cow attack in Tyrol Mountains
Post by: LesPalenik on June 07, 2017, 11:20:30 pm
A hiker in the Austrian Alps was fatally gored when a cow charged at her.
Similar death occured in Tyrol in 2014.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/07/hiker-gored-to-death-by-cow-in-austrian-alps

Title: Re: Cow attack in Tyrol Mountains
Post by: muntanela on June 09, 2017, 04:29:53 pm
I hate the practice of cows dehorning (particularly of the Braunvieh), now I must admit it makes sense... I hope only that the killers weren't (Swiss) Original Braunvieh...
Title: Re: Cow attack in Tyrol Mountains
Post by: francois on June 11, 2017, 03:11:22 am
In Switzerland, there has been a steady increase of those attacks. It looks like when calves are around, cows become more protective. Also, hikers with dogs seem to trigger attacks…
Title: Re: Cow attack in Tyrol Mountains
Post by: elliot_n on June 11, 2017, 08:56:19 am
Long thread about cow attacks here:

http://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=110949.0
Title: Re: Cow attack in Tyrol Mountains
Post by: muntanela on June 26, 2017, 04:07:02 pm
Brata hut under siege...
Title: Re: Cow attack in Tyrol Mountains
Post by: francois on June 27, 2017, 05:33:54 am
Nice shot but they look quite weird without horns…
Title: Re: Cow attack in Tyrol Mountains
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on June 27, 2017, 02:32:32 pm
Quote from: muntanela on June 09, 2017, 04:29:53 pm
I hate the practice of cows dehorning (particularly of the Braunvieh), now I must admit it makes sense... I hope only that the killers weren't (Swiss) Original Braunvieh...

Happens everywhere, and the horns aren't necessary for these large animals to be dangerous: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/13/former-oxford-don-trampled-death-herd-cows/

Jeremy
Title: Re: Cow attack in Tyrol Mountains
Post by: MattBurt on June 27, 2017, 10:40:02 pm
I was thinking of this story last night as the cows watched me cross their field.  :o
Title: Re: Cow attack in Tyrol Mountains
Post by: muntanela on June 30, 2017, 04:11:24 am
Quote from: francois on June 27, 2017, 05:33:54 am
Nice shot but they look quite weird without horns…

As if they were gone to the barber...