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The Bright Side: Emil the Moose Wins Hearts in Austria After Weeks on the Move

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A rare visitor is causing a stir in Lower Austria: a moose known as "Emil" has been roaming the region for weeks, drawing crowds and online fans. Believed to have wandered in from Poland, the animal even disrupted rail traffic in St. Pölten. Authorities are urging the public to keep their distance and let Emil continue his journey undisturbed.

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There is an elk in front of the train, in Austria: »Emil« has been roaming through foreign territories for weeks. Now he has paralyzed one of the most important railway routes in the country.

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Elk "Emil" has reached the Lower Austrian capital. After several sightings in the last days, he moved his transition quarter to the city centre on a broken plot. Animal protectors are worried about his big fan base. Only on Thursday "Emil" "Krone" photographer Imre Antal was walking on the B1 towards St. Pölten in front of the lens, now the already cult elk reached the state capital on Saturday morning. He settled on a spoiled plot not far from …

·Vienna, Austria
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For two and a half weeks the antler bearer "Wahl-Niederösterreicher" has been sighted several times in St. Pölten

·Vienna, Austria
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An unusual situation befell passengers of the international Intercity Chopin train from Munich to Warsaw this morning. The train arrived in Poland shorter than usual – several carriages were missing, stranded in Austria due to… Emil the sleeping moose.

The moose Emil, who has been roaming the Czech Republic and Slovakia in recent months, interrupted train traffic for several hours on Saturday evening by walking along the tracks in St. Pölten, Austria. The APA agency reported this today. Austrian police also had to close one of the A22 motorway exits at the end of August because of the even-toed ungulate.

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Salzburger Nachrichten broke the news in Salzburg, Austria on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
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