{
  "id": 17021138,
  "title": "In the 1950s, the US pet trade began importing caimans; decades later, they may be competing with native crocodilians in the Everglades wetlands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/in-the-1950s-the-us-pet-trade-began-importing-caimans-decades-later",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T06:04:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/in-the-1950s-the-us-pet-trade-began-importing-caimans-decades-later-they-may-be-competing-with-native-crocodilians-in-the-everglades-wetlands-101793179742541.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pet stores imported baby caimans from the 1950s. Now they live in Florida, and a 10-year effort removed 251, while scientists weigh the risk to native wildlife.",
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  "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."
}