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Nine captive-bred pygmy hogs were released in western Assam’s Manas National Park on October 1, 2024. It was the fifth such exercise by the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP) since 2020.
The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is the world’s smallest and rarest wild pig most threatened by extinction.
Target area: Kanchanbari grassland
Stakeholders:
The Assam Forest Department, the U.K.-based Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission’s Wild Pig Specialist Group, the Union Environment Ministry and Ecosystems-India are stakeholders in the PHCP with Aaranyak, an Assam-based biodiversity conservation group, as the delivery partner.
The other major protected area where pygmy hogs were reintroduced includes the 200 sq. km. Orang NP
The PHCP started in 1996 with two males and two females captured from the Bansbari Range of the Manas National Park. The captive-bred pygmy hogs were first reintroduced in the wild in 2008.
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