{
  "id": 16727340,
  "title": "In 1979, 30 mongooses were released on Amami Oshima to control habu; numbers topped 30,000 before Japan declared eradication in 2024",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/in-1979-30-mongooses-were-released-on-amami-oshima-to-control-habu",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T07:26:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/in-1979-30-mongooses-were-released-on-amami-oshima-to-control-habu-numbers-topped-30-000-before-japan-declared-eradication-in-2024-101792999941055.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Introduced in 1979 to control habu snakes, mongooses threatened Amami’s native wildlife. After decades of control, eradication was declared in 2024.",
  "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."
}