Conservation advocates has more reasons to celebrate this year with the birth of four piglets of Visayan Warty Pig at the Negros Forests & Ecological Foundation’s (NFEFI) Biodiversity Conservation Center in Bacolod City last December 20.
The Visayan Warty Pigs are critically endangered and their number is dwindling in the wild due to poaching, hunting and loss of habitat.
It’s very fortunate that NFEFI has a conservationprogram this so that the younger generation will have a chance to enjoy the rich biodiversity of Negros. The Visayan Warty Pigs are endemic to the six Visayan islands but are only found now in Negros and Panay Islands due to their extinction in the other islands. The NFEFI Biodiversity Conservation Center now has 18 Visayan Warty Pigs with the addition of the four piglets.
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Even with the efforts of NFEFI in conserving the environment of Negros, there is still much to be done. Money is needed in sustaining the more than 100 animals and birds at the NFEFI’s center. If you are interested in helping the NFEFI in its different projects, be a member for a mere Php1,000 a year for individuals and P3,000 a year for corporations and organizations. For further information, please contact NFEFI on 034 433 9234 or email negrosforests@gmail.com
image credit: NFEFI