Conservationists near Brno have launched a large-scale restoration of a historic wood-pasture landscape on Hádecká planina — an area where sheep once grazed but which has since grown over with dense forest. Work has already begun and is set
Zlín Zoo has joined a research project aimed at protecting secretary birds in Africa, with funding coming from the 4Nature charity fund — a programme that allows zoo visitors to help preserve endangered species in their natural habitats.The
Environmental organisations from the Liberec Region and the German state of Saxony are set to deepen their cooperation on nature conservation through a new cross-border project. The initiative aims to establish at least ten new Czech-Saxon
Pineapple is usually associated with summer cocktails, fruit salads or fruit compote, but this tropical fruit can do far more for your health than most people realise — as long as you choose the right form of it.Pineapple is almost entirely
Several Prague district authorities have launched support programmes for families struggling to afford school supplies, after-school clubs and lunches ahead of the new school year. Assistance comes in various forms — from cash benefits to c
Czech artist, musician and former director of the National Gallery Milan Knížák has died at the age of 86. He was one of the key figures on the Czechoslovak and Czech art scene of the second half of the 20th century, with a body of work spa
Around fifty professional firefighters and volunteers are continuing to battle a forest fire on a steep hillside near the village of Velhartice in Czechia's Klatovy district. The blaze broke out on Saturday around 4:00 pm, and by Sunday it
At Hádecká planinka near Brno, the conservation group Rezekvítek is restoring the landscape to what it looked like back in the 1930s — open steppe and sun-loving oak woodland in place of today's overgrown scrub. According to Rezekvítek repr
Another wolf pack has settled on the northwestern edge of the Jizera Mountains Protected Landscape Area (CHKO), with territory partly overlapping the surroundings of the village of Lipová-lázně but extending mainly further north, around Váp
Podyjí National Park in Czechia has reopened its revamped educational trail, "Trees of Podyjí," which introduces visitors to 58 species of woody plants — ranging from towering forest giants to shrubs, fruit trees and grapevines. The news co
After Sunday's storms and Monday's cooldown, the weather in Czechia is set to swing dramatically once again: starting as early as Tuesday, temperatures will begin climbing back up, with highs of up to 36°C expected by the end of the week, a
The town of Holice in the Pardubice Region is putting the finishing touches on a new reuse center — a facility where residents will be able to drop off unwanted but still functional items free of charge, and pick up things left behind by ot