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  "id": 14219578,
  "title": "Flying foxes in NSW and Victoria face mass starvation amid food shortages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/flying-foxes-in-nsw-and-victoria-face-mass-starvation-amid-food-14219578",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/14/flying-foxes-in-nsw-and-victoria-face-mass-starvation-amid-food-shortages"
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  "summary": "Rescuers respond to surge in callouts for the vulnerable bat species, which usually feeds on blossoms and tree nectar Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Flying foxes are starving en masse across New South Wales and parts of Victoria, with wildlife rescuers responding to a surge in reports of “exhausted and emaciated” adults and skeletal pups. Most reports involved…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Flying foxes in NSW and Victoria face mass starvation amid food shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/flying-foxes-in-nsw-and-victoria-face-mass-starvation-amid-food",
        "published": "2026-10-13T14:00:06.000Z"
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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."
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