Released pygmy hogs thriving

Jersey has been working with these guys since the late seventies, with (from memory) varying success. It's good to know their efforts are finally coming together.

:p

Hix
 
mstickmanp said:
Great news!

Do any zoos exhibit them? If not, have they ever been exhibited?
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London Zoo purchased a male and three female pygmy hogs on 1st May 1882.

Young were born in London for four consecutive years (1883 - 1886 inclusive) although, sadly, I don't think any were successfully reared.

Much more recently, Zurich Zoo had pygmy hogs in the late 1970s / early 1980s.
 
I saw the pygmy hogs at Zurich . I think the importation was linked to the work that Jersey was doing but they could not import them directly . They bred at Zurich but one of the breeding pair died , not certain how long they were there .
 
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