The Visayan Warty Pig is on the list of endangered species and some believe that the pig is almost extinct. This animals natural habitat is in the Philippine Islands but since the inhabitants capture the creature and use it for food there are very few pigs left. The Rotterdam Zoo and the San Diego Zoo decided to start a breeding program when they discovered that the Visayan Warty Pig was on the list of endangered species. The breeding program has proven to be successful for those pigs kept in the zoo but not on the Philippine Islands.
The Visayan Warty Pig likes to live in small groups consisting of four to six pigs. They like to eat foods like fruits, roots, and tubers, which are all, found in the forest. The local farmers in the area have cut down about all the forests leaving the Pig Visayan Warty to scrounge for cultivated crops. Now those farmers have the problem of keeping the pigs out of their gardens. Naturally, the farmer tries to keep the pig out of their crop and this adds to the fact the Pig Visayan Warty would become distinct if the Zoo’s was not protecting them.
You can see the pig at one of the zoo’s that are keeping them and breeding them to help keep them in existence. When it comes to visiting them in their natural habitat, they are usually seen on the Visayan Island during the dry season. The baby piglets are usually born during the months of January, February, and March. There are usually about three to four piglets in a litter. Most people prefer to visit the little piglets at one of the Zoo’s or at some of the conservation programs that keep them.
The Pig Visayan Warty often found on the Visayan Island located in the Philippines but those pigs are wild and not easily seen. The farmers have problems with the pigs and their piglets eating the crops and destroying the farmland. Today they are captured and sent off to a conservatory for their protection and safekeeping.
Reference: Illustrated Encyclopedia of endangered animals.
