Serbia Begins Rescue Of Stranded Livestock On Danube Island
- By AP
An evacuation effort to save hundreds of cattle and horses stranded on an island in the Danube has begun near the town of Novi Sad in Serbia.
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Pictured on January 9, horses and cattle have been stranded for days due to high water on the Krcedinska Ada island, some 40 kilometers northwest of the Serbian capital, Belgrade.
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Farmers transport the stranded cattle off the island. The plight of the trapped animals, around 130 in total, has attracted widespread media coverage in Serbia.
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These are Podolian cattle, known for their distinctive horns. Ranchers frequently allow them to graze on the island for days or weeks at a time.
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With river levels higher than normal, the animals were unable to walk to the shore.
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After appeals from local ranchers, a state-run organization that takes care of forests and waterways in northern Serbia supplied a barge.
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Around 20 local cattle ranchers came to the island to lend a hand in evacuating and feeding the animals.
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After crossing on the ferry, the cattle head to higher ground where they can graze.
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According to local ranchers, rescuing all the stranded animals could take several days.