Category: Animals

Pedestrian finds stunned kingfisher lying in the street in Plzen city centre; colourful bird had probably flown into shop window after following Radbuza river; animal rescue service hopes to return it to wild soon (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Animals / Local News / Social Media Posts / Weather

13 January, 2020

Pedestrian finds stunned kingfisher lying in the street in Plzen city centre; colourful bird had probably flown into shop window after following Radbuza river; animal rescue service hopes to return it to wild soon (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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62-year-old woman in Horni Police, Liberec Region, crashes car and suffers moderate injuries after live carp jumps out of bag on passenger seat and into her lap (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Animals / Christmas / Driving / Odd / Social Media Posts

24 December, 2019

62-year-old woman in Horni Police, Liberec Region, crashes car and suffers moderate injuries after live carp jumps out of bag on passenger seat and into her lap (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Watch: An English-subtitled version of Kofola’s much-loved Christmas TV ad, playing on the Czech legend that if you fast on 24 December, you’ll see a golden pig (YouTube) [Social Media Post]

Advertising / Animals / Children / Christmas / Food / Social Media Posts / Television

7 December, 2019

Watch: An English-subtitled version of Kofola’s much-loved Christmas TV ad, playing on the Czech legend that if you fast on 24 December, you’ll see a golden pig (YouTube) [Social Media Post]

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Cops find 38 cats – 16 dead, 22 starving and neglected – in Usti nad Labem flat rented by woman who worked with local cat-rescue organization; cops treating case as animal cruelty (Nova) *edited* [Social Media Post]

Animals / Crime / Local News / Social Media Posts / WTF

19 November, 2019

Cops find 38 cats – 16 dead, 22 starving and neglected – in Usti nad Labem flat rented by woman who worked with local cat-rescue organization; cops treating case as animal cruelty (Nova) edited [Social Media Post]

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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]

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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Photo: Runaway camel walking down road in snowy conditions, between Bedrichov and Hrabetice, Liberec Region; escaped animal was recaptured shortly afterwards and returned to zoo in nearby Janov nad Nisou (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Animals / Driving / Local News / Odd / Social Media Posts

13 November, 2019

Photo: Runaway camel walking down road in snowy conditions, between Bedrichov and Hrabetice, Liberec Region; escaped animal was recaptured shortly afterwards and returned to zoo in nearby Janov nad Nisou (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Pardubice-area family desperately seeking Monty, their missing pet lynx, who they lost in woods near Radostin, Vysocina Region; Monty was last seen on 27 October, near village of Slavetin, around 20 kilometres further east (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

Animals / Big Cats / Local News / Social Media Posts

6 November, 2019

Pardubice-area family desperately seeking Monty, their missing pet lynx, who they lost in woods near Radostin, Vysocina Region; Monty was last seen on 27 October, near village of Slavetin, around 20 kilometres further east (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

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German cops investigating reports that escaped tiger is loose in Sumava/Bohmerwald area, 20 kilometres from Czech border crossing in Zelezna Ruda, Plzen Region; travelling circus in town of Zwiesel one possible explanation (Denik.cz) *corrected* [Social Media Post]

Animals / Big Cats / Foreigners / Local News / Social Media Posts

18 October, 2019

German cops investigating reports that escaped tiger is loose in Sumava/Bohmerwald area, 20 kilometres from Czech border crossing in Zelezna Ruda, Plzen Region; travelling circus in town of Zwiesel one possible explanation (Denik.cz) corrected [Social Media Post]

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Video: Brno cops catch “Hugis”, an emu that’s been on the run for a week, in the garden of a local primary school; owner facing possible fine for allowing bird to escape (Tydenik Policie) [Social Media Post]

Animals / Local News / Police / Social Media Posts

16 October, 2019

Video: Brno cops catch “Hugis”, an emu that’s been on the run for a week, in the garden of a local primary school; owner facing possible fine for allowing bird to escape (Tydenik Policie) [Social Media Post]

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“Big cat” spotted near Jablonec nad Nisou, Liberec Region; City of Jablonec warns residents not to enter Prosecky hreben woods; unconfirmed reports say it’s a puma (Liberecka Drbna) [Social Media Post]

Animals / Local News / Social Media Posts

26 September, 2019

“Big cat” spotted near Jablonec nad Nisou, Liberec Region; City of Jablonec warns residents not to enter Prosecky hreben woods; unconfirmed reports say it’s a puma (Liberecka Drbna) [Social Media Post]

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