{
  "id": 2294783,
  "title": "General : BTA2026 Records 1,470 Biodiversity Species, Earns ASEAN, Asia Recognition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/general-bta2026-records-1-470-biodiversity-species-earns-asean-asia",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T02:10:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2597259"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "GERIK, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- The successful identification of 1,470 biodiversity species on Pulau Banding through the Banding Trail Adventure 2026 (BTA2026) has earned the programme recognition from ASEAN and Asia Records in the category of \"Highest Number of Species Recorded Across Three Biological Domains in a Single Trail Expedition Programme”.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}