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  "id": 664981,
  "title": "Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/humpbacks-return-to-rio-the-whales-are-back-from-the-brink-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/humpbacks-return-to-rio-the-whales-are-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction-but-will-tourism-help-or-hinder"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine biologists question how booming tourism and conservation can coexist The anticipation is palpable onboard the Boaventura II as the yacht sets off from Rio de Janeiro at sunrise. Once beyond the Cagarras Islands, rocky outcrops just three miles off Ipanema beach, the group gathers at the…",
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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."
}