{
  "id": 15845697,
  "title": "In 1969, Panama stocked 60 to 100 peacock bass for sport fishing; after they escaped into Gatun Lake, 60% of native fish species were found wiped out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/in-1969-panama-stocked-60-to-100-peacock-bass-for-sport-fishing-after",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:18:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/in-1969-panama-stocked-60-to-100-peacock-bass-for-sport-fishing-after-they-escaped-into-gatun-lake-60-of-native-fish-species-were-found-wiped-out-101791801504175.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 1969, peacock bass were stocked for sport fishing in Panama. They escaped into Gatun Lake, and a 2017 study found native fish still hadn’t recovered.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}