## 'After 200 years, we're seeing this species again': The lost birds making a comeback in the Galapagos Islands

Authored by bbc.com

Freed from the threat of invasive predators, Galapagos birds are performing astonishing feats of return and innovation – 200 years after Charles Darwin visited the archipelago.

For almost 200 years, the Galapagos rail had been missing from Floreana.

Thought to be extinct on this small, inhabited island in the Galapagos archipelago, the shy, near-flightless bird is still found on some of the other islands.

But Charles Darwin was the last person to record a sighting of one on Floreana, when he famously visited the island in 1835.

This year, after the removal of rats and feral cats from Floreana, the bird stunned conservationists by making a surprise re-appearance on the island.

The change reveals new insights into how a safer, almost predator-free environment can allow animals to experiment and innovate, scientists say.

"[The rails] reappeared and now it's very common to find these birds just walking around the island. »

### Living here means breathing in doughnuts all day — and some have had enough

Authored by scrippsnews.com

Sean Wilson, who lives about a quarter-mile from the facility, voiced his concerns during a recent City Council meeting.

Council members were considering a proposal to allow the plant to install tanks that would store thousands of pounds of shortening.

“My house has smelled like doughnuts all the time for the last two months. »

### Rainbow Six Servers Breached; Thousands Banned And Players Getting Millions of R6 Credits

Authored by clawsomegamer.com

Every month, hundreds of thousands of players log into the first-person shooter and enjoy intensive, tactical first-person shooter gameplay.

Others also confirmed that they received millions of R6 Credits, which is an in-game currency used to purchase different items.

Even before the Rainbow Six Siege servers went down, many advised players to refrain from logging in due to safety concerns. »

### Russia's Syzran Oil Refinery under attack by Ukrainian drones, media reports

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Ukrainian drones attacked the Syzran Oil Refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast overnight on Dec. 28, according to videos and eyewitness accounts circulating on social media.

The strike may have hit the Syzran Oil Refinery's ELOU-AVT-5 installation, a primary oil processing facility at the plant.

The Syzran Oil Refinery lies around 700 kilometers (430 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border. »

### Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

Authored by apnews.com

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was next in line to become the faith’s president, has died.

Holland died early Saturday morning from complications associated with kidney disease, the church announced on its website.

Henry B. Eyring, who is 92 and one of Oaks’ two top counselors, is now next in line for the presidency. »

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