{
  "id": 12202595,
  "title": "American chestnut returns to Bronx Zoo 120 years after blight devastated species",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/american-chestnut-returns-to-bronx-zoo-120-years-after-blight",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T17:03:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/american-chestnut-returns-to-bronx-zoo-more-than-120-years-after-blight-was-first-documented-25-hybrid-saplings-planted-on-265-acre-grounds-nyc-expands-1000-tree-restoration-drive-after-disease-killed-nearly-4-billion-trees/articleshow/134712629.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The American chestnut is returning to the Bronx Zoo more than 120 years after blight was first documented there. The zoo and New York Restoration Project planted 25 hybrid saplings as part of a restoration effort. Once abundant across eastern North America, the tree was devastated by disease that killed nearly 4 billion trees.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mongabay",
        "title": "More Latin American species are surfacing at a Bangkok wildlife market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/more-latin-american-species-are-surfacing-at-a-bangkok-wildlife-market",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:43:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}