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Pigmy Hog (Porcula salvania)

adult male, photo taken February 2014 at the breeding centre at Nameri National Park, where there are currently twelve pigmy hogs (I saw two pairs and a baby).

The main breeding centre is at Basistha near Guwahati where (according to the information at Nameri) there are between 60 and 70 pigmy hogs and from which 10 to 15 animals are released every year. At Nameri there is also a large pre-release pen in which the Basistha animals get used to living semi-wild before release at Manas National Park. Some have been released at Nameri as well, despite it probably never having been part of pigmy hog range and the park not having the right sort of habitat; it does not appear any of those released at Nameri survived.
Pygmy Hog....

ANY Norfolk Wildlife Park photos would be really welcome; fond memories of this great place. They were the first so-called 'Wildlife Park'.
 
You are posting 5 different views of the same pig when we really want to see the pic with 35 rhinos in one frame!!!
 
Reference the Red Colobus mention above: they never got to Jersey, the intended group were released back to the wild because they were not adjusting to captive conditions, unlike the Ursine Colobus caught at the same time, which went on to establish a breeding population in Jersey.
 

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