{
  "id": 16153677,
  "title": "In 1859, 13 rabbits were released in Australia for hunting; just 7 years later, more than 14,000 had been shot on the estate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/in-1859-13-rabbits-were-released-in-australia-for-hunting-just-7",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T05:10:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/in-1859-13-rabbits-were-released-in-australia-for-hunting-just-7-years-later-more-than-14-000-had-been-shot-on-the-estate-101792660323839.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 1859, a settler freed 13 rabbits for hunting. Seven years later, 14,000 were shot, and rabbits spread across two-thirds of Australia in 50 years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}