Research, Surveys and Data Management

The article describes up to date belittled area where 14 caves, ranching from 3 to 25 meters in length have recently been discovered and documented.

The Scarce Large Blue (Phengaris teleius)and Dusky Large Blue (P. nausithous)are the endangered butterfly species strictly specialised in the host plant, the Red Thunder (Sanguisorba officinalis)and ants of the Myrmica species.

In the Czech Republic, classification of protected areas into the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Protected Area Management Categories has been applied as the information attached to each Specially Protected Area (SPAs) for more than ten years.

In Slovakia, the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) is protected by the national law as well as by the European Union legislation.

In abroad, wild animals released into the wild after treatment are monitored by most professional wildlife rescue stations and centres.

The Species Occurrence Database, managed by the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic, has been widely used in nature conservation.

The best knowledge of amphibian and reptile distribution available is a basic prerequisite for their really effective protection.

In 2000, a grazing management programme was introduced to maintain the species diversity in dry grasslands in the Specially Protected Areas within the City of Prague.

The Eastern Pasqueflower, in North America also known as the Prairie Crocus (Pulsatilla patens) is a plant species threatened at the pan-European level. At present, it occurs at approx. 20 sites in the Czech Republic.