{
  "id": 3400336,
  "title": "1903 Laysan Island rabbit release stripped island bare, drove 3 bird species extinct",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/1903-laysan-island-rabbit-release-stripped-island-bare-drove-3-bird",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:39:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-1903-rabbits-were-released-on-hawaiis-laysan-island-as-a-food-source-within-a-decade-they-had-nearly-stripped-it-bare-and-three-of-its-five-landbird-species-eventually-went-extinct/articleshow/133523821.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "German immigrant Max Schlemmer introduced rabbits to Laysan Island in 1903 for business and entertainment. These rabbits rapidly consumed vegetation, leading to the extinction of three unique landbird species. President Theodore Roosevelt established the Hawaiian Islands Bird Reservation to protect the remaining wildlife. Federal authorities later removed Schlemmer and eradicated the invasive…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}