Pygmy Hogs

Pygmy Hogs

• The African Swine Fever could fatally affect the population of pygmy hogs, the world’s rarest and smallest pigs.
• It thrives in wet grassland.
• found only in India (Assam).
• It is also an indicator species. Its presence reflects the health of its primary habitat, the tall, wet grasslands of the region

Protection Status 

• IUCN Red List: Endangered
• CITES: Appendix I
• Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I

Threats 

• Once thought to be extinct, it was rediscovered in 1971.
  • Between 2008 and 2022, 152 of them were reintroduced into four protected areas (PAs) in Assam, including the recent release of 36 individuals in Manas National Park.
  • Between 2011 and 2015 animals were reintroduced into the Orang National Park.

Practice Questions for Prelims

What’s the status of Pygmy Hog in IUCN Red List?
a) Endangered
b) Critically Endangered
c) Near Threatened
d) Least Concern

Ans. a)

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