Respected nature conservationist Tomáš Rothröckl dies at 71

Tomáš Rothröckl, 71, who led the Podyjí National Park in the Znojmo region for 33 years from its establishment in 1991, has died after a short illness. He was regarded as an outstanding figure in nature conservation.

Rothröckl was considered the “architect” of the Podyjí Park, an ecologist and diplomat who advocated cooperation between conservationists from the Czech Republic and Austria, and a visionary in the field. In 2022, he was involved in the founding of the Association of National Parks of the Czech Republic.