Sita with two of her four piglets at NFEFI’s Center in Bacolod City.*
Sita, an eight year-old critically endangered Visayan Warty Pig, gave birth Monday night to a litter of four piglets at the Negros Forests & Ecological Foundation’s, Inc. (NFEFI) Biodiversity Conservation Center in Bacolod City.
This was her second litter in four years. The father is Jojo, a 16 year-old warty pig.
"Fortunately, Sita had a relatively easy pregnancy and the piglets are doing well," said Dr. Joanne Justo, NFEFI’s curator.
"We’ll be able to determine the sexes of the piglets in about four or five days.
"Sadly, the Visayan Warty Pig population in the wild in Negros is in steep decline because of poaching, hunting and loss of habitat."
With the arrival of the new litter, NFEFI now has 18 of these rare animals.
As with all 100 plus animals and birds at NFEFI’s Center, the new piglets are available for sponsorship by concerned citizens, civic groups and schools.
For further information, please contact NFEFI on 034 433 9234 or email negrosforests@gmail.com.*
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