Mayors of the South Moravian villages near the Nové Mlýny reservoirs have raised no objections to scientific proposals to drain the lowest of the system's three reservoirs, which in recent years has earned a reputation as a breeding ground
A new nature reserve, "Meanders of the Ploučnice and Svitávka," has been established within the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area, safeguarding the floodplain of the Ploučnice River between Bořeňov and the railway bridge on
Courier and logistics firms are being forced to haul goods back and forth: Czech online shops are complaining about a mass wave of customers refusing to pick up cash-on-delivery orders. According to Martin Kudera, founder of the e-shop Živi
Conservationists have released 40 European ground squirrels into burrows near the town of Ivančice in the Brno region (South Moravia). The animals were initially kept in enclosed, prepared burrows so they wouldn't scatter immediately after
The viewing bridge over the wolf enclosure in the village of Srní in Šumava has reopened to visitors after repairs to its load-bearing structure. The work took a month and a half and cost nearly 2.6 million crowns excluding VAT, according t
The Czech Ministry of Health is preparing a reform under which, starting in early 2027, surgeries to remove bladder and kidney tumors will only be performed at large specialized centers in major cities. In 2028, the list of procedures to be
On 7 July, Ostrava Zoo welcomed an unexpected new arrival: a male calf of the rare and endangered Rothschild's giraffe subspecies. According to zoo spokeswoman Šárka Nováková, this is the first offspring for the five-year-old mother and the
Satellite images are capturing a dramatic shift in the landscape across France, the Iberian Peninsula, the British Isles, Italy and several parts of Central Europe, including Czechia: in just a few weeks, vegetation has turned from lush gre
A new multi-storey car park worth around 300 million crowns has opened at the University Hospital in Ostrava-Poruba. Contrary to residents' hopes, however, it will for now be accessible only to hospital staff and ambulances.Many people in O
Václav Havel's name has disappeared from a building on Ostrovní Street in Prague: above the door, where a sign reading "Václav Havel Library" once hung, there is now only an empty frame, and the plaque on the building's wall has vanished to
The Polish market in the border town of Zabełków was packed with Czech shoppers on Saturday — people come here not just for cheap produce, but for better fuel prices too. The gap is especially noticeable when it comes to liquefied petroleum
According to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI), a powerful storm system will move across the country on Sunday — travelling from southwestern Bohemia through the Vysočina region towards Moravia, which it is expected to reach la