## This national park planted over 400,000 trees to combat damage done by hungry moose

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Darroch Whitaker, an ecologist with Gros Morne National Park, says moose munching on foliage has left the park in need of extra help.

A sprawling national park on Newfoundland's west coast is on a mission to plant a million trees as moose continue to munch on foliage needed to keep the park's ecosystem in balance.

This summer, Gros Morne National Park planted about a third of that number: over 300,000 trees, most of which were in remote backcountry locations only accessible by helicopter.

Darroch Whitaker, an ecologist with the park, says they're focused on restoring sites where forest cover was lost due to overbrowsing by moose.

"In 2011, we started to moose hunt in the national park to reduce the moose population to a more sustainable level.

A worker hands over a tree to be planted to her coworker in a remote backcountry location in Gros Morne National Park.

CBC Newfoundland Morning 7:00 ICYMI: Gros Morne National Park ramps up its tree-planting mission At first glance, you might think that there's no shortage of trees in Gros Morne National Park. »

### Starmer hands Chagos Islands back to Mauritius

Authored by telegraph.co.uk

Sir Keir Starmer has given up the Chagos Islands, handing the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius.

The islands were British-owned from 1814 but have now been signed away by the Government in a deal that it claimed would safeguard global security by ending a long-running dispute.

The islands include Diego Garcia, which hosts a strategically important US-UK military base. »

### Prosecutors Lay Out Evidence Against Trump In Jan. 6 In Now-Unsealed 165-Page Brief

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This artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, right, conferring with defense lawyer Todd Blanche, center, during his appearance at the Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2023.

Special prosecutor Jack Smith sits at left.

The filing was unsealed by the judge in the case, and can be read here. »

### Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn’t have enough funding to last through hurricane season

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.

The storm struck Florida last week, then plowed through several states in the Southeast, flooding towns and killing more than 160 people.

Hurricane season runs June 1 to Nov. 30, but most hurricanes typically occur in September and October. »

### UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

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UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

The deal – reached after years of negotiations - will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic move.

But until very recently, the UK insisted that Mauritius itself had no legitimate claim to the islands. »

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