Gervase of Blois Gervase of Blois Gervase of Blois was the Abbot of Westminster in England between 1138 and around 1157. Historically, Gervase has a bad reputation for mismanaging the abbey, although modern historians have re-evaluated his performance as abbot. Gervase of Blois was the illegitimate son of King Stephen and his mistress, Damette. His father ensured that he was appointed as the Abbot of Westminster Abbey in the second half of 1138; the abbey would have hoped to receive additional royal funding as a result. Gervase was very young to be appointed abbot, but despite this probably attended the Second Lateran Council
Tinian monarch assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. It has been delisted as endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, see the Draft Post-Delisting Monitoring Plan. The current population of Tinian monarchs is estimated to be over 38,000 individuals. Tinian monarch The Tinian monarch ("Monarcha takatsukasae") is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Northern Mariana Islands. Some authorities consider the Tinian monarch to belong to the genus "Metabolus". Alternate names include Tinian flycatcher and Tinian Island monarch. The Tinian monarch was formerly endemic to Tinian until introduced to Guguan, Northern Mariana Islands in