Yvonne (cow) of Zangberg and Stefanskirchen. After her escape, Yvonne was bought by animal-rights activist Michael Aufhauser, who intended to capture her and transport her to his animal sanctuary, "Gut Aiderbichl", a former farm in Deggendorf, Bavaria. Multiple techniques were used to find her and draw her out of hiding. Searchers used infrared cameras, a helicopter, and used other cows as lures, which consequentially also escaped and are being lured with additional cattle. As all attempts to capture Yvonne failed, the cow received increasing attention from the mass media in Germany and Austria and later all over the world. "Bild" tabloid offered
Cow Country (novel) Initially, the volume was reviewed only on a limited scale. The "San Francisco Book Review" wrote, "With quirky characters and impossible situations, "Cow Country" handles drought, institutional lunacy, racism, and romance with deft insight, as well as keen-edged satirical commentary." The "Midwest Book Review" described it as a "tour de farce." "Kirkus" called the book "Ambitious in its creation of this kooky world, the book will certainly strike a chord with readers lost in their own wacky arenas of academic bickering." In March 2017, it was announced that Cow Country had been included in the long list for the Yasnaya