Nature
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Giant hogweed, American mink - two invaders in Czech nature
So-called "invasive" species include plants and animals that have been brought from other parts of the world and harm native species, sometimes to the point of extinction…
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"Christmas Tree - Tree for Life" project brings silver fir back to Czech Republic's forests
Every year, almost a million Christmas trees are sold in the Czech Republic. Soon after the holidays people throw them away and the trees have to be disposed of as waste…
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Baby gorilla is male, DNA tests reveal
Now, there was great excitement when a baby gorilla was born in Prague Zoo exactly a year and a week ago today, the first time ever a gorilla was born in the Czech…
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Special mission for King Kong
Probably the most exotic inhabitant of the Czech Republic's deep pine forests is fighting a losing battle for survival. The Czech lynx is a frequent target of illegal…
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A very special Christmas gift: a primeval forest certificate
With Christmas just around the corner, people are taking the shops by storm looking for just the right gift to please someone. Billions of crowns are being spent on…
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Prague's Christmas tree begins its journey to the capital
Christmas is drawing close - and in this most Christmasy of countries - one of the first signs of the oncoming season is always the annual ritual of preparing the…
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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox: messages to Radio Prague; a swallow from the Czech Republic spotted in Africa; the poem "May" by Karel Hynek Macha. Listeners quoted: Helen Brock, UK…
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A hare-raising lesson
Hello and welcome to a fresh Czech language lesson, explaining Czech idioms featuring wild animals. Now, can you guess which animal this is?
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The Bohemian Paradise
Today we travel to eastern Bohemia where I visited one of the country's regions that's true to its name - Cesky Raj, which translates as Bohemian Paradise. It's an area…
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A Black Triangle gradually turns green
North Bohemia was once the member of a most unlucky club. Together with neighboring areas of Germany and Poland, the region was considered part of the "Black Triangle," so…
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Magazine
He's no diplomat but he has survived nine foreign ministers: meet the Czech Foreign Ministry's 50 year old mascot Pepik. Corruption is a serious problem, but it's giving…
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Gorilla's sex remains mystery
Is it a boy or a girl? - this question was raised by the Czech tabloid press this week. No, we're not talking about a human child but a baby gorilla that was born almost a…
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