President Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at helping cattle ranchers protect their herds from wolves, expand meat processing capabilities including allowing ranchers to slaughter and process their own livestock for interstate sale, and move toward country-of-origin labeling. The administration says the measures are intended to lower record-high beef prices.
Torrential rains and severe flooding in China's Guangxi region, including the city of Hengzhou, have caused hundreds of snakes—including cobras—to escape from inundated breeding farms into surrounding villages and residential areas, creating a secondary hazard for approximately one million residents.
A bear that wandered into Utsunomiya, a city of 500,000 people north of Tokyo, was captured Tuesday after its first-ever sighting in the municipality prompted officials to close all 94 primary and secondary schools for several days. The incident reflects a broader rise in bear encounters across Japan.
