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Czech authorities take special measures to contain deadly African swine fever
Special measures have come into force in the Zlín region and other parts of Moravia in response to the first outbreak of African swine fever in the Czech Republic. Hunters…
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Exhibition seeks to counter Prague’s role as animal smuggling hub
An exhibition Wild for Life got underway at Prague airport this week, featuring large format photos of world famous celebrities morphed with pictures of animals endangered…
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Barking up the right tree: dogs used to detect bark beetle
The current hot and dry weather has created ideal conditions for the spread of the bark beetle, one of the biggest threats to the Czech Republic’s forests. Experts from…
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Environment Ministry’s water tank rebates program triggers enormous interest
The Environment Ministry’s water tank rebates program which should launch a policy of rainwater harvesting and utilization has proved hugely successful with the public…
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Prague considering long-term measures to combat impacts of climate change
The increasingly frequent occurrence of floods, droughts and extreme heatwaves in the past decade have led the Czech government and local administrations to consider long…
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Helping the stray and unwanted cats of Prague
The Prague Animal Protection Association is an NGO which helps abandoned, injured, sick and abused animals, mainly in and around Prague. One of their projects is the…
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Record participation seen in Czech ‘Spring clean’
Up to 100,000 volunteers are expected to take part in a massive spring clean-up of the Czech countryside this weekend. The rubbish clearance, which was first launched in…
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Dvůr Králové zoo not ready to give up the fight to save the Northern white rhino from extinction
Dvůr Králové zoo has started sawing off the horns of its rhinos in the wake of a tragic incident at a zoo in France where poachers killed a rhino for its horn. The zoo…
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A worthwhile drop in the ocean: Jakub Freiwald on collecting trash on Indonesia’s beaches
While many young European travellers visit Indonesia for its idyllic beaches and cheap lifestyle, Jakub Freiwald and his partner Jana recently spent several months helping…
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Franco-Czech project seeks to plant seeds for growth in medicinal botany
On the first day of spring, a new space dedicated to the use of medicinal plants opened its doors to the public in Prague’s Žižkov district. The Haenke Botanical Lab named…
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Battle rages over future of Czech national parks
Czech national parks look like they will be governed by a framework of new rules that will boost their ecological development and protect them against commercial…
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Czech research station in Antarctica celebrates ten years
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Czech Republic’s Antarctic J.G. Mendel station located on James Ross Island, operated by Masaryk University in…
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