{
  "id": 10520296,
  "title": "Ex-mariner's Mississippi rescue raises 76 orphaned raccoons for wild release",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ex-mariners-mississippi-rescue-raises-76-orphaned-raccoons-for-wild",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T19:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/wildlife/in-2019-a-former-us-merchant-mariner-opened-a-mississippi-wildlife-rescue-after-finding-a-baby-raccoon-on-her-ship-seven-years-later-76-orphaned-kits-are-learning-to-forage-swim-and-survive-before-release/articleshow/134539532.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In Pass Christian, Mississippi, a wildlife center dedicates its efforts to training orphaned raccoon kits for their return to the wild. Through engaging, hands-on methods, staff members equip these young raccoons with essential survival techniques, such as foraging, swimming, and evading dangers. After around six months of training, the young raccoons are released back into their natural forest…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}