The aurochs are considered the progenitors of about 500 breeds of cattle that we still know today. But the wild form of the aurochs died out around 1627 and with the last specimen also died a primeval witness of the Stone Age. In the turmoil of the Second World War, two brothers made it their task to breed the aurochs back and to breathe life into them again. All of today's aurochs are descended from this project and a small herd of 17 animals was to be slaughtered in 2015. But the owner had done the math without the deputy mayor of the village. He recognized the historical value of the animals and stood up for them. He called Gut Aiderbichl. Michael Aufhauser immediately agreed without hesitation and offered the animals shelter at Gut Aiderbichl Kilb. This is also how Walburg came to us.
