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PRECIOUS PIGLET. A rare Visayan warty piglet is seen at the Oregon Zoo’s Island Pigs of Asia habitat.
The three-week-old Visayan warty pig — a species considered among the most endangered in the world —
was born on June 9, 2016. While adult warty pigs have coarse gray hair, piglets are born with brown and yellow
stripes, a camouflage pattern that fades after about a year. (Photo/Michael Durham, courtesy of the Oregon Zoo)
Highly endangered Visayan warty
pig baby born at the Oregon Zoo
A three-week-old Visayan warty pig — a
species considered among the most en-
dangered in the world — prompted squeals
of joy from Oregon Zoo visitors in late June
as he explored his outdoor habitat for the
first time, frolicking alongside his mom,
Marge.
Born June 9, the piglet has been nursing
well and has even started eating some
fruits and vegetables, according to senior
keeper Julie Christie. While adult warty
pigs have coarse gray hair, piglets are born
with brown and yellow stripes, a
camouflage pattern that fades after about
a year.
“He looks like a little watermelon with
legs,” Christie said. “There are probably
fewer than 300 of these animals left in the
entire world, so each birth is really
something to celebrate.”
Christie hopes the curious and active
piglet will be a charismatic ambassador for
his species — educating visitors about the
importance of saving the rare pigs and
their ever-shrinking habitat.
Considered
critically
endangered,
Visayan warty pigs are native to just six
islands of the Philippines and have gone
extinct on four of them. Slash-and-burn
farming has destroyed their habitat at an
alarming rate, leaving only small pockets
of the species, which are isolated from each
other and face dwindling food sources.
Following an urgent appeal from the
Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the
Oregon Zoo became the fourth zoo in the
nation to establish a breeding group of
Visayan warty pigs. Marge came to
Portland from the Los Angeles Zoo in 2007,
joining Samar and Maganda, who arrived
from the San Diego Zoo in 2006. A typical
breeding group consists of one male and
several females.
Little is known about Visayan warty
pigs, which develop spiky, Mohawk-like
manes during mating season. They have
only been recognized as a separate species
since 1993 and are named for the three
pairs of fleshy “warts,” or bumps, on their
faces.
Visitors are able to see the new arrival
on most days between 10:00am and
1:00pm at the zoo’s Island Pigs of Asia
habitat. To view a video of the piglet
exploring his outdoor habitat for the first
time, visit <bit.ly/WartyPiglet>.
The Oregon Zoo is located at 4001 S.W.
Canyon Road in Portland. To learn more,
call (503) 226-1561 or visit <www.
oregonzoo.org>.
Beaverton BOLD program wins Public Involvement award
The City of Beaverton’s BOLD (Beaver-
ton Organizing and Leadership Develop-
ment) program has won a 2016 Public
Involvement Best Practices Award from
the International Association for Public
Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter.
The 2016 Best Planning/Policy Making
Project award was given to the City of Bea-
verton for BOLD’s innovative approach to
engaging historically underrepresented
populations in city government.
“We’re honored to receive this recogni-
tion from a highly respected organization
like IAP2,” said mayor Denny Doyle.
“We’re very proud of the BOLD program
and how it has helped us build bridges to
our increasingly diverse population.”
BOLD is a leadership and civic
engagement program offered by the city in
partnership with Unite Oregon (formerly
the Center for Intercultural Organizing).
The program is held each spring, is
specifically designed for immigrants,
refugees, and people of color, and exposes
participants to the fundamentals of
community leadership, cross-cultural
organizing, structure of local government,
and ways to get involved. More than 80
people have participated in the four years
the program has been offered.
The awards were presented at the
chapter’s biennial “PI Works!” conference
held in Bend, Oregon. In addition to
BOLD’s award, the Portland Water
Bureau and JLA received the 2016 Best
Capital Project award for the Washington
Park Reservoir Improvements Project.
IAP2 is an international association of
members who seek to promote and im-
prove the practice of public participation in
relation to individuals, governments,
institutions, and other entities that affect
the public interest in nations throughout
the world. The Cascade Chapter’s awards
recognize projects in the public realm
(planning, construction, or policymaking)
in Oregon and Southwest Washington that
promote meaningful and innovative oppor-
tunities for community engagement.
To learn more about the BOLD program,
visit <www.interculturalorganizing.org>.
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