Nature
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Giant hogweed plagues western Bohemia
In 1862 a certain count Metrnych from west Bohemia was traveling through the Caucasus when he came across a plant he'd never seen before - Heracleum, also known as giant…
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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox: the village of Lidice in Central Bohemia, where is the Red River Valley mentioned in a song featured in SoundCzech, a restoration project discussed…
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Crocodiles and snails being reared on Czech farms
Crocodiles are no longer something you need to go to the zoo to see here in the Czech Republic. Several Czech farmers have started to rear these animals, along with some…
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Czech Republic hit by heat wave
A heat wave coming all the way from Africa arrived in the Czech Republic at the weekend, with Prague seeing a new record temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday. But…
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Making up for a disastrous lunch
It all started with a can of soup. Two years ago a Czech tourist trekking through the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile decided to take a break for lunch and warm a…
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Apples studded with nails found in Prague zoo gorilla enclosure
The gorillas at Prague Zoo were the focus of media attention around the world a couple of years ago, when they were constantly monitored on the internet, in a parody of…
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Ground squirrels could hinder building of Olympic Village in Prague
In just three months Prague will make a bid to host the Olympic Games in 2016. However, there are a number of obstacles on the route to becoming an official candidate…
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The amazing wildlife of Olsanske Cemeteries
Olsanske Cemetery in Prague is in fact a large complex of several cemeteries: including a Jewish and Orthodox cemeteries and graveyards of soldiers killed in both WWI and…
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New arrival at Prague Zoo - second gorilla born in captivity in Czech Republic
Prague Zoo proudly announced a new arrival on Wednesday morning. A baby gorilla was born shortly after midnight, only the second gorilla ever born in captivity in the…
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Czech government wants to sue the European Commission
The Czech government has decided to sue the European Commission for the first time ever. This unprecedented step comes in response to the EC's decision to give the Czech…
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Uranium mining to continue for indefinite period
The Czech government, this week, decided to extend uranium mining for an indefinite term. Production at the Vysocina region's state-owned Dolni Rozinka mine was originally…
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Government and carmakers welcome EU plan on greenhouse-gas emissions
Almost one fifth of the Czech Republic's air pollution is caused by transport and yet efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in cars have borne little fruit. But this…
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