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European ground squirrels were in the news this week thanks to the release of 85 individuals in the Louny region, which took place in the presence of the Prime Minister. But it’s not the first time they’ve been celebrated by the media. For instance, they entered the public consciousness in connection with the deliberations...

The cars pushed their way through the sandy terrain, bumping, sinking in and then leaping into the air again, it brought back vivid memories of when I first came here eight years ago.

The Union of Czech and Slovak Zoological Gardens (UCSZOO) has placed several billboards on the roads leading from Prague and Bratislava airports to the respective centres of both cities. They show a dead robin or goldfinch.

BirdLife International estimates that 25 million migratory birds are killed illegally every year in the Mediterranean. These include songbirds, waterfowl, turtle doves or birds of prey. They fly over the Mediterranean on their way to and from their nesting places and include “Czechoslovak” species. The Union of Czech and...

Prague Zoo has opened an exposition of Titicaca Water Frogs in the terrarium next to the Bororo Reserve. These remarkable frogs only live in Lake Titicaca, where they are critically endangered due to pollution. The tank for these exceptional frogs has a generous size of 3 x 3 x 2 metres and was inspired by the flooded temple...

Now we’re okay. The mares Tárik, Tara and Spina are taking it easy in the acclimatization enclosure and here, at the base in Takhin Tal, a celebration is being prepared in honour of the ninth Return of the Wild horses. Finally, we can relax, and this time it’s well-earned.

We commemorate three anniversaries this year: 180 years since the birth of geographer Nikolay M. Przhevalsky, 120 years since the first transport of Przewalski’s horses from Asia to Europe and 60 years since the 1st International Symposium to Conserve Przewalski's Horse, which took place in Prague. All...

Despite the difficulties at the start of the transport, which culminated in having to unload one mare, Tania, from the plane just before Tuesday’s take-off from Kbely, we managed to safely transport the three remaining mares to the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area. Shortly after nine in the evening Tarik, Tara and Spina...

This year we commemorate three anniversaries at once, all of which relate to the Przewalski’s Horse: 180 years ago its discoverer, Russian geographer Nikolai Przhevalsky, was born, 120 years have passed since the first Przewalski’s Horses were imported from Central Asia to Europe and it is 60 years since the 1st...