Dartmoor Zoo says the arrival of the pig-like species is a major milestone.
Dartmoor Zoo said it had acquired seven white-lipped peccaries, a pig-like animal, from Dudley Zoo and Castle.
David Gibson, the chief executive of Dartmoor Zoo, said the arrival was a "major milestone for the zoo". Agricultural expansion, deforestation and hunting is blamed for declining numbers, with the latest IUCN assessment showing a decrease in numbers of almost 30% in the past three generations alone.Mr Gibson said: "The arrival at Dartmoor Zoo of the UK’s only collection of white-lipped peccary is a major milestone for the zoo.
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