{
  "id": 718989,
  "title": "Wildlife Dept supplies water to animals amid drought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/wildlife-dept-supplies-water-to-animals-amid-drought",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T00:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/wildlife-dept-supplies-water-to-animals-amid-drought/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "by Chaminda Silva ✍️ The Department of Wildlife Conservation has begun supplying water to animals in several national parks using bowsers as a severe dry spell causes water sources to dry up. The programme has been launched in the Yala, Wilpattu, Kumana and Bundala National Parks, where water bodies have been severely affected by the […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}