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The IUCN/SSC
Hippo Specialist SubGroup promotes scientifically-based
action for the conservation of common and pygmy hippos. We work to
develop and execute programs that study, save, restore and manage hippo
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The Hippo SubGroup is a Specialist
Group of the Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos Species
Survival Commission (SSC), one of many
SSCs developed by the IUCN to foster conservation,
research and dissemination of information for species of conservation
concern to the international conservation community. The
common hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) and its pygmy
counterpart (Hexaprotodon liberiensis) face an
uncertain future. Immediate action is needed to prevent future
conservation crises for these two species. The common hippo, once found
widely throughout the Nile region and western Africa, is now only
abundant in East Africa. The pygmy hippo faces more immediate danger,
as there are an estimated 2,000-3,000 individuals remaining. |
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