{"id":114421,"date":"2021-06-24T11:15:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T05:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=114421"},"modified":"2021-07-01T11:22:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T05:52:44","slug":"rare-pygmy-hogs-released-in-assams-manas-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rare-pygmy-hogs-released-in-assams-manas-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare pygmy hogs released in Assam\u2019s Manas National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Around Eight captive-bred pygmy hogs were released in the Manas National Park of\u00a0Assam.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Pygmy Hog:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"125\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pygmy Hog\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is the smallest member of the pig\u00a0family.\u00a0It\u00a0is native to\u00a0alluvial\u00a0grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas at elevations of up to 300 m.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"126\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Habitat:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The only known population of Pygmy Hog lives in Assam,\u00a0India,\u00a0and\u00a0possibly southern\u00a0Bhutan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"127\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Features:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The pygmy hog is one of the very few mammals that build its own home, or nest, complete with a \u2018roof.\u2019<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"128\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Indicator Species:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pygmy Hog is an indicator\u00a0species. Its\u00a0presence reflects the health of its primary habitat, the tall, wet grasslands of the region.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"129\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">IUCN status:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Endangered<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"130\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Indian Wildlife Protection Act,1972:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Schedule 1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pygmy Hog Conservation\u00a0Programme(PHCP)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"131\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0Programme\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is a collaboration among Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust of UK, Assam Forest Department, Wild Pig Specialist Group of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Union Environment Ministry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"132\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Under the\u00a0programme,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">six pygmy hogs \u2014 two males and four females \u2014 were captured from the\u00a0Bansbari\u00a0range of the Manas National Park in 1996 for starting the breeding\u00a0programme.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"133\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The reintroduction\u00a0programme\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">began in 2008 with the Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary (35 hogs), Orang National Park (59) and\u00a0Bornadi\u00a0Wildlife Sanctuary (22).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"134\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">As part of the\u00a0programme,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">around 142 pygmy hogs were reintroduced into the\u00a0wild.\u00a0This\u00a0is much more than their current original global wild\u00a0population. By\u00a02025, the PHCP plans to release 60 pygmy hogs in Manas National Park.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Manas National Park:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"135\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Manas National Park is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, Project tiger reserve and a biosphere reserve.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"136\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">It\u00a0shares a common border with the Royal Manas National Park of Bhutan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"137\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Park\u00a0is home to many endangered species like Assam\u00a0roofed\u00a0turtle, golden Langur, hispid\u00a0hare,\u00a0and pygmy\u00a0hog.\u00a0It\u00a0is also famous for its wild water\u00a0buffaloes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"138\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lastly,\u00a0The Park\u00a0is\u00a0located\u00a0on the Manas river which is a major tributary of Brahmaputra.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/rare-pygmy-hogs-released-in-assams-manas-national-park\/article34909685.ece\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Hindu<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis:\u00a0Around Eight captive-bred pygmy hogs were released in the Manas National Park of\u00a0Assam.\u00a0\u00a0 About Pygmy Hog:\u00a0 Pygmy Hog\u00a0is the smallest member of the pig\u00a0family.\u00a0It\u00a0is native to\u00a0alluvial\u00a0grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas at elevations of up to 300 m.\u00a0 Habitat:\u00a0The only known population of Pygmy Hog lives in Assam,\u00a0India,\u00a0and\u00a0possibly southern\u00a0Bhutan.\u00a0 Features:\u00a0The pygmy hog is one&hellip; 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