{
  "id": 19830245,
  "title": "Young green turtles find refuge in man-made lagoon in protected UAE wetland",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/young-green-turtles-find-refuge-in-man-made-lagoon-in-protected-uae",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-13T15:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-young-green-turtles-refuge-lagoon.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A protected wetland in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become an oasis for young sea turtles, new research shows. The study tracked nine juvenile green turtles (shell length less than 60 cm (24 inches)) and found they were \"highly resident\" in the Al Qurm Wa Lehhfaiiah Protected Area—spending over 80% of their time there.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}