North African ostrich especially in northern Sahara, where North African ostriches had been extinct for 50 years. Ostriches were imported from Chad and reintroduced to Souss-Massa National Park in Morocco. In Tunisia, North African ostriches were once common in the southern region of the country. The subspecies had been extirpated since 1887. In 2014, North African ostriches were finally returned to Tunisia after 127 years of being extinct. The birds were first reintroduced to Dghoumès National Park. They were then reintroduced to Sidi Toui National Park, and then to Orbata Faunal Reserve. It is planned that the red-necked ostrich will also recover in
Guillaume de Ramel Ramel would be a candidate for Rhode Island Secretary of State in 2014. On July 25, 2013, Rhode Island NPR reported de Ramel had raised $110,000 in his first fundraising quarter. Nellie Gorbea and Edwin R. Pacheco have also expressed interest in running for the seat. In February 2013 de Ramel received an endorsement from the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. De Ramel campaigned on transparency in government and improving the economic climate of the state by "cutting red tape." He lost the primary to Nellie Gorbea by 58,444 votes to 55,237. Guillaume de Ramel Guillaume Henry de Ramel