The world's greenest city has agreed a further reduction to its lawnmowing policy to protect wild plants and animals in the Austiran capital Vienna. The council added the new location…
Burial officials in Austria are opening up unused graves in cemeteries where gardeners can grow organic veg alongside the dearly departed. The bizarre plan means anyone with a burial plot…
These are the rare zoo newcomers that wildlife fans just cannot wait to chick out. The endangered Dalmatian pelican youngsters are growing fast thanks to their diligent mum and dad…
Austrian police have appealed for help in tracking down a 16-year-old violin that was forgotten in a train by its 33-year-old woman owner. She had been reportedly travelling from Baden…
Thirteen seized monkeys and two newborn babies delivered by a mum who was pregnant at the time of her capture will be moved to a new home in the Czech…
This is the moment a baby orangutan explores its enclosure in warm spring weather - but always keeps a tight grip on mum. The nine-month-old girl was being shown round…
A dentist in Austria has been fined after she refused to treat a woman because she was HIV-positive. The dentist, whose identity was not disclosed, will have to pay EUR…
Austrian customs have seized nearly 45,000 fake Louis Vuitton purses and Versace sunglasses hidden in boxes at Vienna Airport. The counterfeit products, weighing more than two tonnes, were found inside…
Two tiny round-eared elephant shrew babies have finally gone on show to the public after their cautious parents hid them from zookeepers for days. The babies - no bigger than…
A 49-year-old orangutan who had a brush with fame when his mate became an international artist has been put down by vets at his zoo. Vladimir became a celebrity when…