Pygmy hogs only live in the wet high grasslands at the foothills of the Himalayas. It is also the habitat for other rarities such as the one-horned rhinoceros, hog deer, Eastern barasingha, tiger, water buffalo, lesser florican and the hispid hare. The pygmy hog is the smallest pig species in the world — standing just 25 centimetres (9.8 in) at the shoulder. It is also one of the rarest. Once widespread across the southern foothills of the Himalayas, fewer than 250 mature individuals now survive, confined to a small patch of grassland in Assam, India. The Threatened Species Recovery Programme (TSRP) was established in 2018 in the aegis of partnership between Durrell Wildlife Conservation trust (www.durrell.org) and Aaranyak. The first cornerstone project undertaken by TSRP is the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP – www.pygmyhog.org), a long-term collaborative project of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, IUCN/SSC Wild Pig Specialist Group, Forest Department – Govt. of Assam, and the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate ... The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is an endangered species of pig and the only member of its genus. These tiny mammals were once believed to be extinct by the 1960s due to large-scale habitat loss and human interference.
