As extreme heat and lack of rainfall persist into July 2011 throughout many areas in the US, the entire state of Texas is declared a drought disaster area, along with at least 81 counties in the states of Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/06/28/general-tx-texas-drought-ag-aid_8539754.html,
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/us-drought-witching-texas-idUSTRE75T7GJ20110630,
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20110701/NEWS02/107010321/Alabama-farmer-Drought-disaster-,
http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-birmingham/state-leaders-reacting-to-drought,
http://www.kansas.com/2011/07/03/1919039/desperation-is-the-only-thing.html

Brunei’s Department of Museums displays a large poster at one of the capital city’s Bandar Seri Begawan’s most popular markets, reminding the public of laws already in place designed to safeguard wildlife and the nation’s cultural heritage, including a ban on selling and buying wildlife meat.  

http://www.borneobulletin.com.bn/sunday/news/jul3h1.htm,
http://www.bruneitimes.com.bn/news-national/2011/07/03/exhibition-highlights-endangered-species