Howler monkeys dropping dead, falling from trees due to excessive heatwave: report
Mexico’s extreme heat wave is not only impacting the environment, it’s also taking a toll on howler monkeys, causing them to die from falling from trees, the Associated Press reported. “They were falling from the tree like apples. They were severely dehydrated and died within minutes,” wildlife biologist Gilberto Pozo told The Associated Press. explained. […]
Arizona rancher says he stared down barrel of AK-47 when he fired warning shots ‘over the trees’
Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly said the day he was arrested on suspicion of murder, men came toward his home with AK-47s aimed at him. “He turned to me…pointed the AK at me. And at that moment, everyone says it was the stupidest thing I ever did, but he shot you.” They said you should […]
Gulf Cartel Begins Taxing Border Citizens for Right to Own Trees
The Gulf Cartel has imposed taxes on homeowners in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, for their right to plant trees on their property. This government-protected criminal organization has a long history of being able to operate with complete impunity in the city. This month, gunmen from the Matamoros faction of the Gulf Cartel, […]
Abubakar Tahiru breaks Guinness World Record for most trees hugged in an hour
It was an impossible feat. An environmentalist took his arboreal love to the next level by hugging 1,123 trees in just one hour. Abubakar Tahir, 29, broke through Alabama’s Tuskegee National Forest and set a Guinness World Record for the most trees hugged in 60 minutes, the records organization announced Friday. Abubakar Tahir broke the […]
Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont had thousands of trees, bushes ‘illegally’ cut behind $7.5M home
Hypocrisy is the root of the problem. Despite publicly supporting a statewide effort to increase conifer plantations, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says thousands of trees and shrubs have been illegally cut down behind his sprawling Greenwich home. angry neighbors and other sources said. A wealthy 70-year-old Democratic congressman was sentenced on charges that he cut […]
Japan to give US 250 new cherry trees to replace ones in D.C. construction
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday during a visit to the White House that Japan will gift the United States with 250 new cherry trees to replace those cut down during the construction of Washington’s Tidal Basin. The city’s now-iconic cherry blossoms bloom along the Tidal Basin in front of the Jefferson Memorial and the […]
Japan Gives US 250 Replacement Cherry Trees For Tidal Basin: REPORT
Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, announced Wednesday that Japan will gift 250 cherry trees to replace the ones torn down during construction at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., the New York Times (NYT) reported. “These Japanese-born cherry trees have been sounding the arrival of spring to the city every year for over 110 years,” […]
Bonsai trees and a royal birthday: Japan’s imperial family dips a careful toe in world of Instagram | Japan
The rarefied world of Japan’s imperial family has entered the age of social media, but fans expecting selfies, emojis and casual shots of the emperor, empress, or off-the-beaten-path princes and princesses may be disappointed. A far cry from the photos of sunrises, sunsets and moments of mindfulness that form the stock traded on many Instagram […]
Portland area residents commemorate 2021 heat wave victims by planting trees
Families of people killed in record heat in the Portland, Oregon, area three years ago gathered over the weekend to plant trees across Multnomah County in memory of the 72 victims. The event, organized by county and local officials and nonprofit groups, drew thousands of volunteers to a nature park outside Gresham where a ceremonial […]
Seven times size of Manhattan: the African tree-planting project making a difference | Trees and forests
In a world of monoculture cash crops, an innovative African project is persuading farmers to plant biodiverse forest gardens that nourish families, protect soil and expand bark . did it tree for the future (TREES) Are there any unusual examples of large-scale reforestation campaigns that actually work? The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) certainly thinks […]