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Plans to exploit Czech uranium mine slag heap sparks furore
Slag heaps of broken rocks and stone are the clearest legacy of the uranium mining boom in the Czech Republic. But one company’s plans to get rid of some of the unsightly…
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Traffic road sign aimed at saving endangered moose
Drivers on Czech roads may soon come across a new, perhaps somewhat surprising, traffic sign: a moose crossing. The non-profit organisation Česká Krajina or Czech…
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Animal rights activists call for ban on fur farming in Czech Republic
Animal rights activists from OBRAZ are holding a week-long protest in front of the Agriculture Ministry where they have put up a large cage, "inhabited" day and…
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Heat wave continues unabated
Temperatures around the Czech Republic reached record highs at the weekend with the highest, 39.8 degrees, Celsius registered at two municipalities outside the Czech…
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Czech spiders specialist raises alarm over species extinction
According to a recent study, some three percent of the country's spider species have died out and about 50 percent are threatened with extinction. What are the reasons…
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Dvůr Králové Zoo opens first lion safari in Central and Eastern Europe
The Dvůr Králové Zoo which is known for its valiant efforts to try to save the Northern White Rhino, has a new attraction. This month it opened a lion safari – the only…
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Rare Northern white rhino dies at Czech zoo, leaving just four in the world
Thirty-two-year-old Nabire, one of the last Northern white rhinos on Earth, died at Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic on Monday night from complications from a…
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Czech government seeks ways of getting to grips with drought conditions
The Czech Republic is experiencing its worst drought in the last 12 years with some parts of the country having hardly seen any major rainfall for a month. Ministries are…
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Czech Republic faces drought conditions but crisis still distant
Tropical heatwaves that we have seen over the past few weeks have been drying up rivers and reservoirs across the Czech Republic. The majority of the country’s rivers are…
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Heat is on for Czechs says the climate survey
The Czech Republic recently experienced an intense heatwave, with temperatures hitting 38 degrees Celsius in places. Although the weather has now cooled down a little, the…
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Czechs embracing recycling culture says environmental analyst
The Czech Republic has doubled the amount of plastics being recycled in the space of less than a decade. According to the latest Eurostat statistics, Czechs are in fourth…
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Environmentalists fighting to prevent felling of tree alleys for road safety
Tree alleys are a typical feature of the Czech rural landscape, but with the intensity of traffic increasing they have become a battleground between the road maintenance…
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