10 Pygmy Hogs Released in Assam’s Manas National Park

Guwahati: Ten captive-bred pygmy hogs have been released in Assam’s Manas National Park.

According to a press release issued on Friday by the biodiversity conservation organisation ‘Aarayank,’ a crucial partner in the initiative, this is the third time pygmy hogs have been successfully introduced in the national park.

14 pygmy hogs were released in 2020 and 12 in 2021 in Manas National Park.

It may be mentioned that Pygmy hogs are the tiniest and most endangered wild pigs on the planet. They can only be found in tall, lush alluvial grasslands, and they are quite shy.

A brown coat with a few dark hairs covers them. It has a tapering head with a little hair crest on the forehead and back of the neck.

The animals were released by the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP). With this addition, the total number of such mammals released in the park now stands at 36.

The pygmy hogs were released in the park’s Bhuyanpara range’s Rupahi grasslands.

The PHCP hopes to introduce 60 pygmy hogs into Manas National Park by 2025. With this, the PHCP has successfully reintroduced 152 pygmy hogs into the wild since 1996.

Initially, three protected locations in Assam were chosen for improved alluvial grassland protection and restoration, and 35 hogs were released in Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary, 59 in Orang National Park, and 22 in Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary during the next decade.

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