It’s unclear how long it will take the bearded pigs to recover in Borneo, and if they’ll ever become as abundant as they once were. But at DGFC, relief about the sighting is palpable.

Its director Augustine Tuuga said that according to their observations, the number of Bornean bearded pigs remains low and had not reached a satisfactory level. "We do not have data and this is ...

He said the once numerous pigs played an important role in steering ecological processes in Borneo’s tropical forest. “Local hunting studies indicate that bearded pigs constituted up to 81% of ...