{
  "id": 13033178,
  "title": "In 1769, a French explorer gifted Māori two pigs; their descendants helped establish feral pig populations in New Zealand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/in-1769-a-french-explorer-gifted-maori-two-pigs-their-descendants",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T04:49:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/in-1769-a-french-explorer-gifted-m-ori-two-pigs-their-descendants-helped-establish-feral-pig-populations-in-new-zealand-101791453838689.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A French explorer's gift of two pigs in 1769 led to trade, escapes, and wild herds. Here is what science says about the damage they caused.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "In 1907, Austria's emperor gifted chamois to New Zealand; the mountain animals spread through the South Island, browsing fragile alpine vegetation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/in-1907-austrias-emperor-gifted-chamois-to-new-zealand-the-mountain",
        "published": "2026-10-09T04:11:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}