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  "id": 2459145,
  "title": "Japan eradicated 10,000 mongooses in 2024, 30 were released in 1979 to kill snakes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/japan-eradicated-10-000-mongooses-in-2024-30-were-released-in-1979-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:17:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/in-1979-about-30-mongooses-were-released-on-japans-amami-oshima-to-control-habu-snakes-their-population-later-grew-to-roughly-10000-and-threatened-rare-wildlife-but-after-decades-of-trapping-japan-declared-them-eradicated-in-2024/articleshow/133408769.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a remarkable environmental achievement, Japan has announced the successful elimination of invasive small Indian mongooses, resolving a long-standing ecological dilemma on its UNESCO World Heritage site. The culmination of rigorous trapping, tracking, and monitoring efforts has set the stage for a revitalization of local wildlife populations, positioning this program among the largest mongoose…",
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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."
}