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From the BBC, by Richard Black Climate change is a bigger threat to elephants, tigers and the rhinoceroses than poaching, a wildlife expert says. Dr Richard Leakey told BBC News global warming, combined with decreasing ranges, could make the animals extinct.

From the BBC, by Richard Black The amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface is increasing, two new studies in Science magazine suggest. Using different methods, they find that solar radiation at the surface has risen for at least the last decade. Previous work had found the opposite trend, leading to a popular theory known as "global dimming".

From the Quad Community Press, by Sonja Hegman What once looked like a bird airport — with birds taking off and landing almost constantly — now looks like land that’s almost uninhabited. The blue heron rookery on Lake Peltier island between Lino Lakes and Centerville is dwindling more every year.

From the Star Tribune, by Tom Meersman

Press Release: from American Tree Farm System

From The Atlanta Journal Constitution, by Mike Toner Behind a locked gate in a quiet corner of a University of Georgia research forest, 30 spindly poplar trees have earned another year of life.

From the WI DNR News The observance in Wisconsin of an international day intended to draw attention to the plight of migratory birds will focus on the threat migratory birds face from possible collisions with a variety of obstacles they encounter during their migrations.

From Asia Pulse, via Yahoo Asia News With a fatal pine tree disease wreaking havoc on its forests, South Korea has legislated a special law to stem its spread and further damage. The pine wilt disease, called the "AIDS of pine trees," has mainly affected the southeastern part of the country so far, but it threatens to spread to other regions.