{
  "id": 5378653,
  "title": "Have you seen this squirrel? These Alberta researchers want to know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/have-you-seen-this-squirrel-these-alberta-researchers-want-to-know",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-29T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news-cbc",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ground-squirrel-citizen-science-alberta-9.7323681"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The elusive Franklin's ground squirrel is the subject of a research project to prove their population has in fact declined. The species is currently listed as \"undetermined\" by the Alberta government.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}