{
  "id": 14876949,
  "title": "In 1989, ship rats had left just 29 kākerōri on the Cook Islands’ Rarotonga; after decades of rat baiting, a 2022 census counted at least 618 birds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/in-1989-ship-rats-had-left-just-29-kakerori-on-the-cook-islands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T04:54:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/in-1989-ship-rats-had-left-just-29-k-ker-ri-on-the-cook-islands-rarotonga-after-decades-of-rat-baiting-a-2022-census-counted-at-least-618-birds-101792055576653.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ship rats left just 29 kākerōri on Rarotonga in 1989. After decades of rat baiting, a 2022 census counted at least 618 birds, a 21-fold rise.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}