Health & Environment
Assam CM Highlights Pygmy Hog Population Recovery Through Captive Breeding
The Hindu42m
THE BRIEF
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted the population increase of the endangered pygmy hog from six individuals in 1996 to 194 today.
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The world's smallest wild pig is native to Assam and underwent a decades-long captive breeding program initiated by British naturalist Gerald Durrell.
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Conservationists aim to increase the population to 300 by 2040, following successful reintroductions into Manas National Park and other sanctuaries since 2008.