Czechs support logging in Šumava to combat bark beetle attack: SANEP

In neighboring Bavaria, they let Mother Nature — and the bark beetle — have its way with the forests; the Czechs opt for intervention

Politics & Policy|Czech numbers

Brian Kenety | 04.08.2011

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The general public supports Šumava National Park director Jan Stráský’s plan to combat the bark beetle

While environmental activists struggle to intervene to prevent loggers from cutting down trees in Šumava National Park following a large-scale invasion of the bark beetle, the majority of Czechs side with park and government officials, who see the action as a necessary to prevent a wider infestation, a poll by SANEP (Center for Analysis and Empirical Studies) shows.

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