{
  "id": 557282,
  "title": "What these salamanders could tell us about the health of Nova Scotian forests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/what-these-salamanders-could-tell-us-about-the-health-of-nova-scotian",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news-cbc",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/salamander-insecticide-hwa-impacts-9.7302030"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The eastern red-backed salamander may hold the key to better understanding the health of old hemlock forests in southwestern Nova Scotia. Researchers are looking at salamander populations and behaviour to study the impacts of an invasive bug and the insecticides we use to fight it.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}