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Fairy Creek Loggers Amped Up Security After Activist Shook His Genitals at Them
But land defenders claim loggers have become more aggressive since a B.C. judge decided last month not to renew an injunction against those protesting old-growth logging.
Indigenous Blockaders Say Cops Are Pulling Their Braids and Assaulting Them at Fairy Creek
Indigenous blockaders say they’ve been shoved, pepper sprayed, had their braids pulled, and punched in the face—more so than white anti-logging protesters. RCMP deny they are being targeted.
Police Are Preventing Journalists From Reporting on Anti-Logging Protests
Now, Canadian journalists are going to court on Wednesday, and one told VICE World News that police interference “is by far the most significant press freedom issue in Canada.”
This Noble Animal Is Nearly Extinct But 'Extreme Conservation' Could Save It
Only 70 Atlantic caribou remain, and are confined to a single refuge—Gaspésie National Park in Quebec.
Illegal Weed Can Be Worse for Forests than Logging
Though logging has a greater overall impact, growing pot can be even more destructive on a per-unit-area basis, according to a recent study.
Bugs Are the Worst Part of Going Outside and Climate Change Is Making It Worse
Bug spray will soon be as ubiquitous as sunscreen. Long sleeves in hot weather will lose their dorky reputation.
One of Earth's Largest Living Organisms Is About to Have Its Genome Sequenced
Scientists will sequence the genomes of the coast redwood and giant sequoia.
Hundreds of Colorful Painted Trees Protest Illegal Logging in Romania
Mihai Topescu and a team of volunteers are covering the Dumbrava Forest in all the colors of the rainbow.
I Dodged the Gene That Took My Mother's Life
And now I spend my career advocating, pole vaulting and log rolling.
Trump’s Pick for Ag Secretary Is Already Facing Criticism from Conservationists
As agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue would also oversee 193 million acres of national forests.
How Romania Is Using Satellites to Stop Loggers Leveling Its Fairytale Forests
The new system allows the public, journalists, and businesses to track the entire system and easily identify illegal activity.
How Mushrooms Could Help Replenish Forests After Clearcut Logging
Mycologists on Cortes Island are making the case to end the practice of slash burning in B.C. forestry.