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Thousands evacuated as largest of California wildfires spreads (CNN)

August 2, 2015 - By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Michael Martinez, Thousands of California acres are ablaze as firefighters battle at least 21 wildfires throughout the state, but while many of those fires are small or mostly contained, the wind and heat that are spreading the Rocky Fire in Northern California -- and the area's steep terrain -- are causing the most concern.

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Firefighter killed, hundreds flee as California blazes burn (AP)

By JEFF CHIU and HAVEN DALEY Aug. 1, 2015 - LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Blazes raging in forests and woodlands across California have taken the life of a firefighter and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes as an army of firefighters continue to battle them from the air and the ground.

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Zimbabwe calls for extradition of Cecil the lion's killer (Reuters)

HARARE | By MacDonald Dzirutwe 31-07-2015 - The American dentist who killed Cecil the lion was a "foreign poacher" who paid for an illegal hunt and he should be extradited to Zimbabwe to face justice, environment minister Oppah Muchinguri said on Friday.

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Migrating Monarchs (ForestPress)

Posted by Karin Theophile, International Programs, U.S. Forest Service, on July 21, 2015 Last month, beautiful monarch butterflies floated across Chicago’s skyline as a part of their annual migration.

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Forest industry joins CCFM on skills award for aboriginal youth (fpac.ca)

July 10 2015, Ottawa, ON - The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is joining the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) to open up nominations for two Skills Awards for Aboriginal Youth as part of an effort to encourage more Aboriginal workers to consider a career in the forest sector.

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