The eight world’s rarest and smallest wild pig pygmy hogs were released in which of the following National Parks?

The correct answer is Manas National Park, Assam. Pygmy hogs: Eight pygmy hogs were released in Manas National Park, Assam. They were released by the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP). By 2025, the PHCP plans to release a target of 60 pygmy hogs in Manas- their home where their last original population still survives, albeit in declined numbers. PHCP: In 1995, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, UK partnered with Forest Department, Government of Assam, IUCN, Wild Pig Specialist Group and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, and formed PHCP which is being implemented with the PHCP’s key partner Aaranyak and EcoSystems India. About Pygmy hogs: They are the world’s rarest and smallest wild pigs. The pygmy hog is native to dense alluvial grasslands in the southern foothills of the Himalayas. Endemic to India, they are restricted to very few locations around Manas National Park in north-western Assam. With just around 250 animals in the wild, the pygmy hog is one of the world’s most threatened mammals. Currently listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The pygmy hog is designated as a Schedule I species in India under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.