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'Felling trees worse than killing a human being': Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared that cutting a large number of trees was a graver offense than taking a human life, emphasizing that no leniency should be granted to those who harm ...
CNN

Two men convicted of felling UK’s famous Sycamore Gap tree

Two men have been found guilty of criminal damage for felling a landmark sycamore tree in northern England. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were each found guilty of two counts of criminal ...
The New York Times

Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was ‘Deliberate and Mindless,’ Prosecutor Says

The trial for two men accused of cutting down the 200-year-old Hadrian’s Wall tree opened Tuesday in northeastern England. Both pleaded not guilty. By Amelia Nierenberg and Lizzie Dearden Reporting ...
The Conversation

Why iconic trees are so important to us – and how replacing those that fall is often complicated

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