{
  "id": 12794109,
  "title": "In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt sent elk to New Zealand; their descendants later blurred the line between game animals and pests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/in-1905-theodore-roosevelt-sent-elk-to-new-zealand-their-descendants",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T04:51:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/in-1905-theodore-roosevelt-sent-elk-to-new-zealand-their-descendants-later-blurred-the-line-between-game-animals-and-pests-101791367627587.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt gifted elk to New Zealand. They bred with red deer, and the hybrids blurred the line between prized game, pest, and livestock.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}