{
  "id": 17548891,
  "title": "On St. Croix, mongooses came in 1884 to protect cane; they were later linked to native ground lizard loss and a racer’s presumed extinction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/on-st-croix-mongooses-came-in-1884-to-protect-cane-they-were-later",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T05:57:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/on-st-croix-mongooses-came-in-1884-to-protect-cane-they-were-later-linked-to-native-ground-lizard-loss-and-a-racer-s-presumed-extinction-101793440139378.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mongooses brought to St. Croix in 1884 to control cane rats were linked to the loss of a native ground lizard, which now survives mostly on small islands.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}