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Czech Tourism / Environment / Leisure Time in the Czech Republic / Signage

28 October, 2020

Mysterious Tree Markings in Czech Forests

PraguePig.com readers probably already know about the Czech Republic’s network of colour-coded hiking paths. But what about those other markings you see painted on Czech trees?

In first Czech case of its kind, Prague municipal court upholds prison sentences of 30 months and two years for Malaysian man and woman caught smuggling 70,000 critically endangered baby European eels out of Czech Republic; eels in those quantities would sell for millions of crowns on black market in Asia, where they’re considered a delicacy (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Animals / Crime / Environment / Food / Foreigners / Law / Social Media Posts

15 November, 2019

In first Czech case of its kind, Prague municipal court upholds prison sentences of 30 months and two years for Malaysian man and woman caught smuggling 70,000 critically endangered baby European eels out of Czech Republic; eels in those quantities would sell for millions of crowns on black market in Asia, where they’re considered a delicacy (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Prague 6 district council (TOP 09/KDU-CSL/ODS/STAN) under fire after spending 3.6 million crowns on new public toilet; “one-cabin WC with baby-changing table” will serve playground on Anastazova street in Brevnov (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Architecture / Environment / Politics / Prague Politics / Social Media Posts

5 November, 2019

Prague 6 district council (TOP 09/KDU-CSL/ODS/STAN) under fire after spending 3.6 million crowns on new public toilet; “one-cabin WC with baby-changing table” will serve playground on Anastazova street in Brevnov (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Mystery artist attaching giant clogs to trees in the Moravian-Silesian Region’s environmentally protected CHKO Jeseniky area; park officials use Facebook to ask him/her to collect the ones they’ve removed; if caught in the act, perpetrator faces 10,000-crown fine (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Art / Czech Tourism / Environment / Local News / Odd / Social Media Posts

31 October, 2019

Mystery artist attaching giant clogs to trees in the Moravian-Silesian Region’s environmentally protected CHKO Jeseniky area; park officials use Facebook to ask him/her to collect the ones they’ve removed; if caught in the act, perpetrator faces 10,000-crown fine (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Dashcam of car near Lovosice, Usti nad Labem Region, captures bolide meteor (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Driving / Environment / Local News / Social Media Posts / Weather

30 September, 2019

Video: Dashcam of car near Lovosice, Usti nad Labem Region, captures bolide meteor (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Property developer Trigema reveals plans to build “sinking ship” skyscraper near Nove Butovice metro station, Prague 5-Stodulky; unusual design is work of artist David Cerny and architect Tomas Cisar, and would be Czech Republic’s tallest building (Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Architecture / Art / Design / Environment / Real Estate / Social Media Posts

22 September, 2019

Property developer Trigema reveals plans to build “sinking ship” skyscraper near Nove Butovice metro station, Prague 5-Stodulky; unusual design is work of artist David Cerny and architect Tomas Cisar, and would be Czech Republic’s tallest building (Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Cops from Pribram, Central Bohemia, using drones fitted with thermal imaging cameras to stop people camping illegally in environmentally protected CHKO Brdy area (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Crime / Czech Tourism / Environment / Police / Social Media Posts / Technology

4 September, 2019

Cops from Pribram, Central Bohemia, using drones fitted with thermal imaging cameras to stop people camping illegally in environmentally protected CHKO Brdy area (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Luxury yacht owned by millionaire Czech businessman Josef Jeres causes fury in Croatia after allegedly dumping sewage off coast of island of Vis, part of a UNESCO-recognized geopark (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Business / Czechs Abroad / Environment / Social Media Posts

29 August, 2019

Luxury yacht owned by millionaire Czech businessman Josef Jeres causes fury in Croatia after allegedly dumping sewage off coast of island of Vis, part of a UNESCO-recognized geopark (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Wild adder/viper attacks becoming more frequent; experts think number of Czech snakebite incidents could be double that of 2018, when 23 people were bitten; adders most common in wooded hilly areas (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Accidents / Animals / Environment / Local News / Snakes / Social Media Posts

12 August, 2019

Wild adder/viper attacks becoming more frequent; experts think number of Czech snakebite incidents could be double that of 2018, when 23 people were bitten; adders most common in wooded hilly areas (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Prague 6-Vokovice’s Spitfire-shaped grass memorial to World War II fighter pilot Frantisek Fajtl is overgrown and partly dried out, less than two years after official unveiling; cost of project: 900,000 Kc (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Environment / History / Military / Social Media Posts / Weather

10 August, 2019

Prague 6-Vokovice’s Spitfire-shaped grass memorial to World War II fighter pilot Frantisek Fajtl is overgrown and partly dried out, less than two years after official unveiling; cost of project: 900,000 Kc (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Category: Environment

Mysterious Tree Markings in Czech Forests

Prague 6 district council (TOP 09/KDU-CSL/ODS/STAN) under fire after spending 3.6 million crowns on new public toilet; “one-cabin WC with baby-changing table” will serve playground on Anastazova street in Brevnov (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

Mystery artist attaching giant clogs to trees in the Moravian-Silesian Region’s environmentally protected CHKO Jeseniky area; park officials use Facebook to ask him/her to collect the ones they’ve removed; if caught in the act, perpetrator faces 10,000-crown fine (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Video: Dashcam of car near Lovosice, Usti nad Labem Region, captures bolide meteor (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Property developer Trigema reveals plans to build “sinking ship” skyscraper near Nove Butovice metro station, Prague 5-Stodulky; unusual design is work of artist David Cerny and architect Tomas Cisar, and would be Czech Republic’s tallest building (Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

Cops from Pribram, Central Bohemia, using drones fitted with thermal imaging cameras to stop people camping illegally in environmentally protected CHKO Brdy area (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Luxury yacht owned by millionaire Czech businessman Josef Jeres causes fury in Croatia after allegedly dumping sewage off coast of island of Vis, part of a UNESCO-recognized geopark (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

Wild adder/viper attacks becoming more frequent; experts think number of Czech snakebite incidents could be double that of 2018, when 23 people were bitten; adders most common in wooded hilly areas (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Prague 6-Vokovice’s Spitfire-shaped grass memorial to World War II fighter pilot Frantisek Fajtl is overgrown and partly dried out, less than two years after official unveiling; cost of project: 900,000 Kc (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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