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A silver-cheeked puffer fish, caught by a fisher at the port of Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, on June 2

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Jun 17, 2026

Greek fishers struggle to keep up with puffer fish invaders

By Will VASSILOPOULOS

The warm-water invasive species, first spotted in Greek waters some 20 years ago, is wreaking havoc with Greece’s fishing industry.

Honeybees crawl on the rack of a beehive in Baker, West Virginia, on May 9.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

May 25, 2026

As bee population collapses, U.S. apiarists fear research cuts

By Paul BLAKE

America’s beekeepers are losing colonies at record rates, and many fear the shutdown of a key USDA bee lab will make the crisis even harder to contain.

Monster Wolf, a wolf-like robot, next to a rice field in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, in August 2017.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

May 13, 2026

‘Robot wolves’ in high demand to scare off bears in Japan

Monster Wolf is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls menacingly to scare away wild animals.

There are more than 3,500 types of mosquitoes buzzing around the world, but only around 100 bite humans.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

May 13, 2026

Mosquitoes: bloodsuckers and flower lovers

By Laurent Thomet

The role that mosquitoes play in flower reproduction is far less studied than that of bees or butterflies.

The nature guides and conservationists at Picchio Karuizawa focus on nonviolent interventions like collaring and tracking bears to keep the animals away from human settlements and oft-used hiking routes.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

May 9, 2026

Rising bear encounters test Japan’s approach to wildlife management

By Justin Randall

Government officials and nature guides say more countermeasures can reduce harm caused by rogue bears.

Water buffaloes wade through the Chibayish marshes in Iraq on Thursday.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

May 8, 2026

Iraq’s historic marshes revive as water returns after years of drought

By Mohammed Aty

Rising water levels are beginning to revive the country’s wetlands, drawing buffalo herders and fishermen back to areas once abandoned.

Shorebirds gather
in dense flocks at Higashiyoka Higata (tidal flats), pushed together by the rising tide.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife / Perspectives

May 4, 2026

At 70, chasing birds across a changing Japan

By Mark Brazil

From subtropical islands to northern coasts, a quest for rare sightings becomes a meditation on memory, effort and environmental change.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.

What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival

By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

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