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Newborn 'Pig-Deer' at Chester Zoo Is Lifeline for Threatened Species
The piglet is one of only a few born at the zoo in recent years as wild babirusas face disease, forest loss and hunting pressures.
- Chester Zoo welcomed a rare babirusa piglet named Rana, offering a vital boost to conservation of a species facing rapid decline in the wild.
- Conservationists warn the 'pig-deer' species, found only on four Indonesian islands, faces extinction as African swine fever decimated wild populations since arriving five years ago.
- Born to 11-year-old mother Matano after a 161-day pregnancy, Rana weighed between 300 and 500 grams, with staff describing her size as a 'grapefruit with legs.'
- Conservationist Amy Humphreys coordinates efforts through the Action Indonesia Global Species Management Plans, supporting breeding programs and protecting wild populations across Indonesia.
- Experts describe the situation as a 'race against time' as the species nears Critically Endangered status; babirusas act as ecological engineers critical for forest regeneration.
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Animals & Pets News: An English zoo is celebrating the birth of a piglet whose species, according to conservationists is being wiped out in the wild by African swine fever.
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Newborn 'pig-deer' at Chester Zoo is lifeline for threatened species
The babirusa piglet, named Rana, is a new arrival at the zoo.
·Chester, United Kingdom
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birminghamworld.ukRare 'pig-deer' born at Chester Zoo as swine fever pushes species towards extinction
Their IUNC status is set to be raised to ‘critically endangered’
·Ketley, United Kingdom
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