{"id":10247,"date":"2026-01-27T11:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T05:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10247"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T09:49:03","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;\">India\u2019s pygmy hog is vanishing from its grasslands, just as it is needed the most<\/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<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>wild pig<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>very few mammals<\/b> <b>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 dominated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 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\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, they survive only in the grasslands of Assam\u2019s <\/span><b>Manas and Orang national parks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Ecological Role of Pygmy Hog<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using its snout, it digs for roots, tubers, wild fruits, termites, earthworms, eggs and other food <\/span><b>sources found in the grasslands.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This digging <\/span><b>aerates the soil and enhances<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also <\/span><b>helps disperse seeds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through its dietary and <\/span><b>foraging habits.<\/b><\/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\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wildlife-protection-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/a-little-pig-goes-a-long-way\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pygmy Hog  is the smallest and rarest species of wild pig in the world. 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