{
  "id": 17369055,
  "title": "Bat boxes were supposed to be a safe haven for bats. So why are they killing them?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/bat-boxes-were-supposed-to-be-a-safe-haven-for-bats-so-why-are-they",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news-cbc",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/bat-boxes-climate-change-9.7399611"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Manmade homes meant to protect bats from the elements can become deadly in a heat wave, with reports worldwide of mass casualties in an animal population already under threat. But a few tweaks to the houses could help their inhabitants thrive.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}