Searching for tiny dung beetles that clean the vast forest floor toggle caption STEVEN_KING/STEVEN_KING, Clark University On an unseasonably warm fall morning in early November, Erin McCullough strides through Hadwen Arboretum — a small patch of woodland in Worcester in central Massachusetts. "Dung beetles are nature's cleanup crew," McCullough says. Dung beetles, she says, "are maybe a little less charismatic …
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With chunks of bark peeling off and needles falling from dying branches, the spruce bark beetle, which is spreading further north with climate change, is killing more and more trees deep in the Finnish woods Helsinki: Deep in the Finnish woods, the moss and blueberry shrubs hide a deadly threat to the boreal forests that are as important to the …
Reinhardswald, Germany CNN — Gazing out from the rocky ledge of Sleeping Beauty’s castle in central Germany, the countryside below stretches out in a patchwork of light and dark green forests before stopping dead. Helena Schätzle/Laif/Redux for CNN Germany’s climate election Rose bushes cling to the ancient walls of the 14th century Sababurg Castle, said to have inspired the Grimm …
China has indefinitely suspended imports of all Victorian timber logs, less than a week after an unofficial ban on Australian exports came into effect. Key points: Chinese customs notified Australian officials about the ban yesterday It's understood a bug was detected in almost 30 consignments to China The Australian Forest Products Association is working with officials to sort out the …
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