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Assam's Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme rebuilds wild population
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India's smallest wild pig is Endangered: the Assam grassland programme every IUCN Prelims answer needs
Assam's Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme continues efforts to rebuild the wild population of the endangered pygmy hog.
Why it matters: GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme, run in Assam, breeds the pygmy hog — the world's smallest and rarest wild pig — in captivity before releasing them into protected grasslands to rebuild wild populations.
The species is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and survives only in a few grassland habitats of Assam.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- The pygmy hog is the world's smallest and rarest wild pig
- It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List
- It survives only in a few grassland habitats of Assam
- The Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme breeds pygmy hogs in captivity before releasing them into protected grasslands
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How the exam will ask it
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- The pygmy hog is bred in captivity under the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme and released into protected grasslands to rebuild wild populations.
- The pygmy hog is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- The pygmy hog survives only in a few grassland habitats of Assam, its native tall, wet alluvial grassland range.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS Paper 3 - Environment: shrinking tall, wet alluvial grasslands in Assam threaten the pygmy hog's survival, making the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme's captive-breeding-and-release model a key species-specific conservation intervention. Long-term recovery depends on sustained protection and management of the remaining grassland habitat alongside the breeding effort.
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ಅಸ್ಸಾಂನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಆದ್ಯತೆಯಾಗಿರುವ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಅತಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಕಾಡು ಹಂದಿ ಪ್ರಭೇದವಾದ ಪಿಗ್ಮಿ ಹಾಗ್ ಯಾವ ಬಗೆಯ ಆವಾಸಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುತ್ತದೆ?
- ಕಾಂಡ್ಲಾ ಜೌಗು ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳು
- ತೇವಭರಿತ ಮೆಕ್ಕಲು ಹುಲ್ಲುಗಾವಲುಗಳು
- ಎತ್ತರದ ಆಲ್ಪೈನ್ ಹುಲ್ಲುಗಾವಲುಗಳು
- ಉಷ್ಣವಲಯದ ನಿತ್ಯಹರಿದ್ವರ್ಣ ಕಾಡುಗಳು
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: B — ಪಿಗ್ಮಿ ಹಾಗ್ ತೇವಭರಿತ ಮೆಕ್ಕಲು ಹುಲ್ಲುಗಾವಲುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬದುಕುಳಿದಿದ್ದು, ಈ ಆವಾಸಸ್ಥಾನ ಅಸ್ಸಾಂನಾದ್ಯಂತ ಕುಗ್ಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.
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