The World Cup cicada: India’s rare insect on a four-year clock
A rare cicada emerges from the forests of Meghalaya, every four years, in time with the World Cup.
![Niangtaser are gathered before their shells harden, when they are still soft-bodied and prized for eating [Ashutosh Kumar/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Eddie-catching-young-cicada-1780481638_cc8cd1-1781428027.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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WHO confirms five cases of hantavirus linked to cruise ship
Hantaviruses are a group of viruses carried by rodents that can cause severe disease in humans.
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Why is India turning to crocodiles and snakes to ‘fence’ Bangladesh border?
India wants to the border with Bangladesh badly — even if it takes venomous snakes or crocodiles.
Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos linked to drug lord Pablo Escobar
Introduced by Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the hippos are a tourist attraction but a headache for authorities and locals.
![A visitor feeds a hippo at the Hacienda Napoles Park in the former ranch of drug lord Pablo Escobar. [Ivan Valencia/AP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AP20045675249141.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Wildlife killed, reefs damaged in ‘active’ Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Authorities say the oil is seeping from three sources, including a vessel that has not yet been identified.
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Indian farmers dress up as bears to protect crops from monkeys
Farmers in northern India are dressing up in bear costumes to protect their crops from monkeys.
Published On 16 Mar 2026
From: The Stream
The truth behind wildlife tourism
Can wildlife tourism balance conservation, land rights and profit?
Published On 20 Feb 2026
Australia closes dozens of east coast beaches after shark attacks
NSW coastline has seen four shark attacks since Sunday, as experts say rainy conditions draw sharks to beach areas.
UN treaty to protect ‘extraordinary’ marine life due to come into force
World-first pact aims to protect 10 million species from threats like climate change, overfishing and deep-sea mining.
Brigitte Bardot, French film icon turned far-right provocateur, dies at 91
Actor reshaped French cinema before retreating from global fame into animal rights activism and far-right politics.
![French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot poses in an office of the French National Assembly in Paris after a conference criticizing the transport of live animals to the slaughterhouse [Jack Guez/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/000_896C6KG-1766918156.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Bird flu kills hundreds of storks in Spain
Spain detected bird flu outbreaks among wild birds in the Madrid region after hundreds of dead storks were found.
Published On 12 Dec 2025
