The Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation declares hundreds of districts across 47 provinces in Thailand as drought disaster zones, affecting over 6 million people and causing problems with water scarcity.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/228741/drought-hitting-47-provinces


Concerned for the respiratory ailments of Lucy the elephant, a Canadian zoo animal whose overweight condition and foot problems are also among the leading cause of death for elephants in captivity, American TV star and animal activist Bob Barker offers US$100,000 to the city of Edmonton for the gentle 34-year-old pachyderm to be examined by the experts.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/travel/Barker+offers+check+Lucy/4488509/story.html
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Barker+offers+Edmonton+Lucy+elephant+dispute/4486833/story.html


Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) reports that without intervention, up to 45 native speciesin the western Kimberley region of the country will become extinct within the next 20 years as it calls for agencies to protect them.
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/55060 ,
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/australia-to-lose-45-species-in-20-years-20110322-1c5bx.html