African
wildlife officials appalled as EU opposes a total ban on ivory trade:
European commissions’ opposition to a continued global ban will spell
the beginning of a mass extinction of African elephants, warn officials
from 29 African states (theguardian.com)
TIL Kenya burned $172 million worth of illegal elephant tusk and rhino horn to demonstrate against poaching in that area (edition.cnn.com)
TIL
that "orange" isn't the only English word with no perfect rhymes. There
are also silver, purple, month, ninth, pint, wolf, opus, dangerous,
marathon and discombobulate. (flocabulary.com)
Take photos of your car before you take it in to a mechanic or body shop to get work done. (self.LifeProTips)
Gull Island is a small island located at 70.365745°N 148.366098°WCoordinates: 70.365745°N 148.366098°W, 8 km (5 miles) off shore from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in the Beaufort Sea. In plan view it is shaped somewhat like the capital letter "L", with a length of approximately 300 m, and is about 30 m wide along much of its length.
In some satellite images it appears like a small crescent, due
to its low topographic prominence above sea level.
Little more than a gravel pad, it is a roosting place for seagulls
in the summertime.
It was also the site of petroleum exploration as part of the larger Prudhoe Bay Oil Field exploration in the 1960s and
1970s.
Massive oil reserve under Gull Island?
Click above link for the story.
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