Life

The zoo in Pilsen has recently launched a breeding programme of the critically endangered maneless zebra. There are currently only around 40 of these animals in zoos around the world, most in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

A vast peat bog with numerous mineral springs, dubbed the Czech Yellowstone, is located north of the spa town Františkovy Lázně. It is home to a vast number of protected animal species as well as wetland and halophytes.

After the recent reintroduction of mask-wearing at inside events with over 100 people in attendance, finding safe breathing space has become more of an issue for the partiers of Prague. They are increasinly heading to the rooftops for open-air fun.

If the novel coronavirus had never hit, Ruth Tachezy would have been doing other things: applying for funding, heading a national reference laboratory, preparing for a mountaineering vacation. Instead, she opted to tackle a higher "mountain", setting her sights on SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen that changed the world drastically in just a few months.