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ScienceDaily (Aug. 12, 2011) - Researchers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute have discovered why older females are rarely able to reproduce -- and hope to use this information to introduce vital new genes into the pool. Link: Bolstering Genetic Diversity Among Cheetahs

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12 August 2011 - Two teenagers' powerful pleas from the imagined standpoint of a tree to save the world's forests beat out two million competitors to win gold medals today in the United Nations International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People Here is the original post: Trees 'speak out' in UN writing competition to save forests

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The Amazon rainforest near Manaus in Brazil was almost completely cleared decades ago for cattle grazing. Fragments of the original forest remained, thanks to government policies that required some trees to be left standing. But these sections were too small to support various bird species. Here is the original post: Bringing Birds Back to Regrowing Forests

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Researchers from MIT criticized the United Nations' global climate report, saying it seriously underestimated the speed of Arctic sea ice loss. Read more: Arctic Sea Ice Thinning Even Faster Than U.N. Report: MIT

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A new study shows that as climate change enhances tree growth in tropical forests, the resulting increase in litterfall could stimulate soil micro-organisms leading to a release of stored soil carbon. See the original post: Increased tropical forest growth could release carbon from the soil

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Kenyans can now legally import genetically modified maize after the guidelines were gazetted on Friday. See original here: GM maize imports are now legal

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North Dakota’s Pheasant Harvest Down 15 Percent See original here: North Dakota’s Pheasant Harvest Down 15 Percent

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Marisa Lagos, Chronicle Staff Writer - Sunday, August 14, 2011 At a dusty construction site in Vacaville adjacent to a prison yard, workers are putting the finishing touches on a 45,000-square-foot structure that will soon house dozens of California’s most severely mentally ill offenders. When the $33.6 million project at the California Medical Facility is completed this fall, prison...

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Op-Ed: California – Funding of new “Criminal Justice Realignment” is based on wrong criteria Posted: 08/14/2011 01:30:08 AM PDT W. David Ball As the state rolls out AB 109 criminal justice realignment, it is giving counties money to implement the plan. Allocations are based on counties’ current usage of prison, so, for example, Santa Cruz County is getting...

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The Journal Gazette – Published: August 14, 2011 3:00 a.m. Using court fees and money set aside by the state legislature, 52 Indiana counties received more than $15.7 million during the last fiscal year to help defray the costs of providing defense attorneys to people who can’t afford them. Counties are obligated to provide lawyers for criminal defendants...