People and the environment

Wild storks are flying again in Japan. At the end of July 2024, there were 476 storks living in the wild.

A crested ibis has been seen in Shiga Prefecture in Japan. The bird probably flew there from Sado Island, an island where crested ibises live in the wild.

Japan's Ministry of the Environment has updated a free tool. The ministry is the part of the Japanese government that takes care of nature, air and water.

On September 28, an Asian black bear was found caught in a snare in Hachioji, a city in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The city had the bear shot to keep people safe.

Two sea turtles have laid eggs on beaches in Huntington Beach, a city in California in the United States. NOAA, the US government agency for the ocean and weather, says this is the first time anyone has recorded a sea turtle laying eggs on the West Coast of the United States.

Fireflies in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, come from many different parts of the country. A group of scientists found this by studying the fireflies' DNA.

Scientists in Japan have found a new way to check the health of a forest. They count small beetles that fly into a special trap.

Hachioji, a city in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, said on Wednesday, September 16 that a bear was seen on Mt. Takao.

Researchers at Science Tokyo, a university in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, have made a new sensor. The sensor can find very small pieces of plastic in water.

A new recycling box is now collecting old phones and batteries at Takanawa Gateway City in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The box is called Bin-e.

A glacier in Greenland has lost 5.4 meters of ice in 13 years. Scientists in Japan said this on September 1.