{"id":10247,"date":"2026-08-01T11:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T05:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10247"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T07:27:15","slug":"pygmy-hog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pygmy-hog\/","title":{"rendered":"Pygmy Hog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pygmy Hog Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) has recommended the inclusion of the pygmy hog in the list of critically endangered species under Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (IDWH).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pygmy Hog<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>smallest and rarest species of wild pig.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the very few <\/span><b>mammals that build its own home<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or nest, complete with a \u2018roof\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>indicator species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as its presence reflects the health of its primary habitat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It prefers <\/span><b>undisturbed patches of grassland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dominated by early succession riverine communities, typically comprising dense tall grass intermixed with a wide variety of herbs, shrubs and young trees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Currently, they survive only in the grasslands of <\/span><b>Assam\u2019s Manas and Orang national parks.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They <\/span><b>feed on roots, tubers, shoots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and ground vegetation, along with worms and <\/span><b>other invertebrates.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Ecological Role of Pygmy Hog<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Enhances Soil Quality:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It digs for roots, tubers, wild fruits, termites, earthworms, eggs and other food sources found in grasslands which <\/span><b>aerates the soil and enhances its quality.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Disperses Seeds:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It also <\/span><b>helps dispersing seeds through<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its dietary and foraging habits.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Pygmy Hog<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Critically Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wildlife-protection-act\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The<\/b> <\/a><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wildlife-protection-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wildlife Protection Act, 1972<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats Scheme<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>centrally sponsored scheme that provides<\/b> <b>financial assistance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>states to protect certain species or wildlife areas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through its recovery programme for critically endangered species and habitats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Components of the scheme<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support to Protected Areas (National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protection of Wildlife Outside Protected Areas<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recovery programmes for saving critically endangered species and habitat<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/sc-nbwl-recommends-adding-pygmy-hog-to-list-of-critically-endangered-species\/article71290112.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pygmy Hog is the smallest and rarest species of wild pig. 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