She said clearing western forests of dead trees was increasingly being assigned to state prison inmate crews in Arizona because of a lack of federal funds.

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The settlers worked hard, clearing the forests along the valley floors, and making their living from livestock in a region where few crops grow well, but Alpine meadows are pasture for goats and cattle which produce unrivalled milk and cheese.

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The troops were clearing landmines in the dense forests of Narayanpur district when they were attacked.

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Mr Leakey's last act as head of the Kenya Wildlife Service in 1998 was to prevent the government clearing swathes of Mount Kenya's forests.

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