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 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. Porcula salvania Hodgson, 1847 - Pygmy Hog Subspecies in India This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/). Manon de Visser and colleagues introduce the rarest and smallest wild pig species, the pygmy hog (Porcula salvania).
