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DOMODEDOVO, Moscow Region -- Thousands of tiny chicks scampered around under the green lights of their glassed-in pen. Thanks to technological advances, a worker can single-handedly care for up to 85,000 chicks, said Igor Lukashov, the chief veterinarian of Domodedovo, Mosselprom's newest poultry farm.

The bark beetles that turn pine trees reddish-brown and may kill them have advanced briskly in Montana and another forest pest, the spruce budworm, surged as well, a new report says.

Burlington residents might be city dwellers, but they live in the midst of a forest -- an urban forest. "Trees on city property and on private property all make up the urban forest," said city arborist Warren Spinner.

Chris Little, a member of the Allegheny National Forest equine advisory committee, told officials presiding at a public hearing on a new 10-year forest management plan that he supported an option that allows for open riding on most of the forest land.

A recent survey indicates that Minnesota and Wisconsin will need 400 foresters in the next decade, which means plenty of opportunities for students seeking forestry careers. There's only one problem. Right now, the University of Minnesota, which has the state's largest forestry program, graduates only 12 foresters per year.

The Rainforest Alliance, as Secretariat of the Sustainable Agriculture Network, is proud to announce the publication of Additional Criteria and Indicators for Pineapple Production -- Sustainable Agriculture Network. The result of over two years of research and stakeholder consultation, these criteria and indicators define best management practices for sustainable pineapple production.

Grey jay birds that store frozen food to help survive icy winters are dying out in parts of North America because global warming is rotting their hoards, a scientist said. The jay's dependence on natural refrigeration -- of food ranging from berries to insects -- make it an odd exception to a general rule that animals and plants survive better during less harsh winters.

Malaysia's scramble for rich country status threatens its mangroves unless the government puts teeth in its plans to protect the rich wetlands that offer a home to marine life and help block extreme weather.