{
  "id": 16002549,
  "title": "In 2018, DNA from wild canines on a Texas island revealed genes from red wolves, a species declared extinct in the wild nearly four decades earlier",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/in-2018-dna-from-wild-canines-on-a-texas-island-revealed-genes-from",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-22T04:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/in-2018-dna-from-wild-canines-on-a-texas-island-revealed-genes-from-red-wolves-a-species-declared-extinct-in-the-wild-nearly-four-decades-earlier-101792574159471.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 2018 study found red wolf genes in wild canines on a Texas island, decades after the species was declared extinct in the wild. No pure wolves were found.",
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  "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."
}