{
  "id": 16727333,
  "title": "In 1986, biologists captured the last 18 black-footed ferrets; breeding efforts have returned over 2,600 to the wild",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/in-1986-biologists-captured-the-last-18-black-footed-ferrets-breeding",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T08:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/in-1986-biologists-captured-the-last-18-black-footed-ferrets-breeding-efforts-have-returned-over-2-600-to-the-wild-101793006971857.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Once thought extinct, black-footed ferrets were saved after 18 were captured in Wyoming. More than 4,500 have since been released, but only about 300 remain.",
  "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."
}