Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:10:42 +0200https://english.radio.cz/politicians-wade-bark-beetle-fray-8561565© 2026 Radio Prague International A continuing standoff between ecological activists and loggers in the Šumava National Park is continuing to heat up. For more than a fortnight now activists have been chaining themselves to trees slated for felling – stressing that logging commissioned by the park in protected areas is illegal. Under existing regulations, they have argued, trees in the nature reserve must be allowed to decay naturally. The park management has countered by saying that only felling will prevent further locations from being devastated by the bark-beetle. The dispute has now divided senior politicians, some of whom are calling for immediate talks to try and resolve the dispute. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/sumava_aktivisti1.jpg?timestamp=1591237068 https://english.radio.cz/politicians-wade-bark-beetle-fray-8561565 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9