{
  "id": 13179672,
  "title": "Family turns bare island into reef oasis after guano mining destroys it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/family-turns-bare-island-into-reef-oasis-after-guano-mining-destroys",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-10/guano-mine-rehabilitation-on-lady-elliot-island-birds-return/107138364"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lady Elliot Island sat bare, bleak and silent for 100 years after guano miners ravaged it, leaving a moonscape devoid of life. Then in the 1960s, one family started planting trees.",
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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."
}