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A small island once infested by rats — no, not Manhattan — has been revived into a wildlife refuge for dozens of threatened species. Redonda, an uninhabited, volcanic island that is part of Antigua and Barbuda, was once mined for its abundance of bird poop and later overcome by feral goats and thousands of black rats. After years of restoration efforts, the tiny Caribbean island is now a wildlife refuge for thousands of threatened species. “The island was in such a dreadful state that everyone thought it was going to need an awfully long time to recover,” Jenny Daltry, director for Re:wild and Fauna & Flora International, told the environmental news outlet Mongabay. “But we were seeing changes really fast.” Conservationists began tackling the restoration of Redonda in 2016, working to round up about 60 ravenous goats and eradicate 6,000 vicious black rats. Poisonous rat traps were put down. When workers returned to the island to check on them, other rats had already started feasting on the remains, National Geographic reported earlier on in the efforts. And the goats were so smart that they evaded all snares. They had to be put in plastic bags up to their necks and blindfolded with a hood made of old yoga pants to keep calm, their horns protected with foam pool noodles, for the 20-minute flight back to Antigua. Since then, native vegetation, birds and lizards have made a rapid resurgence, making the once-barren moonscape green again, according to local reports. In early September, the government of Antigua and Barbuda announced it had established the Redonda Ecosystem Reserve, making it one of the Caribbean’s largest protected areas. The island was discovered in 1493 by Christopher Columbus. Mining of bird guano for fertilizer began in the 19th century but ceased once World War I broke out, allowing the rat and goat populations to run rampant. The Redonda Wildlife monitoring team is credited for transforming the once-barren island into a tropical refuge after seven years of conservation efforts. Redonda is the smallest of the three islands that constitute the nation of Antigua and Barbuda. Redonda, an uninhabited, volcanic island part of Antigua and Barbuda, was once mined for its abundance of bird poop, but that stopped during World War I.

Thirty loose goats run amok in NY — until German shepherd helps reign them in that's a b-a-a-a-d situation! A herd of 30 goats were on the loose on a Putnam County road. An officer from the Carmel Police Department and his K-9 rounded up the creatures.

Michigan thief used Bluetooth to steal 800 gallons of gas by hacking into pumps

Since Sep. 16, the Cubs have held a lead in 7 different innings on the road in 8th or later. They blew the lead in the bottom half in all 7. No other MLB team in the modern era has blown the lead in more than 5 straight road innings in 8th or later in which they held a lead.

Not if I actually take the time to, you know, read all the articles... there'd be so much less time to make foolish statements. Unless Evelyn Wood is still around...

But what if making foolish statements relieves one's boredom? Wouldn't reading then cause even more boredom?

How does that relieve boredom? Are you any less bored or more engaged in life after learning that food tastes better when you're revolving? I thought not.

Wrestling with fellow retirees, huh? Do you all wear singlets? And is there an ambulance crew on stand-by?

No, just bored.

I have eaten in one revolving restaurant in my life. It was in Austria (or somewhere in Europe; it was 32 years ago), several hundred feet in the air, and I'm pretty sure they didn't serve sushi, since most revolving restaurants don't.

In probably my favorite SIMPSONS episode, Marge's sister Patty falls in love with Principal Skinner. He takes her on a date to a revolving restaurant (one that revolves) and tells her "food tastes better when you're revolving." Anyone who ever saw that episode and heard that pearl of wisdom would make the assumption I did from that thoroughly misleading headline. '' I suggest we start with the Springfield Revolving Restaurant. You know, food tastes better when you're revolving. food tastes better when you're revolving.mp4

This man is now unemployed and (presumably) looking for somebody to give him a job of some sort:

Hilarious, but that's not a fan on the bottom left, so that not only fans. And what the hell is that doing there anyway? And why does it bother me that the standing fans behind the shelving unit are not arranged in order of height?

Hey, Siri... What's the status of your cousin, who plays CF for the Rays? The Rays received good news yesterday regarding center fielder Jose Siri, according to MLB.com. Siri, who suffered a fractured right hand after being hit by a pitch earlier this month, underwent imaging earlier this week and received encouraging results, with manager Kevin Cash indicating that Siri could resume baseball activities as soon as today in an effort to return to the club this postseason. Siri has combined excellent outfield defense with a solid bat this season, slashing .222/.267/.494 with 25 home runs in 364 trips to the plate.

They shouldn't have had such a misleading headline in the first place.

that's a variety I've never encountered. is it flavored with rum and/or GHB?

Fan denied entry to Phillies game with emotional support alligator unfortunately, the 'emotional support peacock' thread is closed, but this fits here, too. A fan was denied entry into Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday when he attempted to get in with an emotional support alligator, per multiple reports.

Fan denied entry to Phillies game with emotional support alligator unfortunately, the 'emotional support peacock' thread is closed, but this fits here, too. A fan was denied entry into Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday when he attempted to get in with an emotional support alligator, per multiple reports.

New revolving sushi restaurant Salute opens in Flushing I'll admit I didn't read the article, but does the entire building revolve or just the restaurant on the first floor? And does that little area [which I assume will have tables] revolve as well?

New revolving sushi restaurant Salute opens in Flushing I'll admit I didn't read the article, but does the entire building revolve or just the restaurant on the first floor? And does that little area [which I assume will have tables] revolve as well?

Married Pa. cop arrested for falsely committing ex to mental facility well, in his defense, being married to him probably DID make her a little crazy.

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