Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan - IUCN

Conservation Measures Proposed:
An Action Plan
Given the varying status of this species in different countries
within its range, it is hardly practicable to identify a
single set of recommendations. The following priority
objectives and recommendations are therefore directed at
only the most threatened forms and/or topics of foremost
research interest.
Objectives
1. To promote the survival of the most threatened subspecies
and those populations whose taxonomic status
is uncertain.
2. To propose legislative revisions that could improve the
protection and management of particular, threatened
populations.
3. To identify topics of research interest which will provide
a better understanding of aspects of the species’ biology
and future management requirements.
Priority Projects
1. Assess the taxonomic and conservation status of the forest
hog population in Ethiopia and carry out field surveys
in selected areas.
The population in Ethiopia is currently attributed to H.
m. meine&zageni, but may represent an as yet undescribed
taxon. Field surveys are also required as a matter
of some urgency to: (a) ascertain the distribution and status
of the populations in south-central Ethiopia (possibly
extending into the Sudan-Ethiopia border area around
the 4th parallel N.); and (b) develop practical management
initiatives to enhance protection of some or all of
those populations, with particular emphasis on the regulation
of hunting and the creation of additional reserves.
2. Assess management options for enhanced future protection
and/or restoration (including possible restocking
with translocated hogs) of the H. m. meinertzhageni
populations in the newly created Nyungwe
(Rwanda)/Kibira (Burundi) complex and in Mgahinga
Forest Reserve (Uganda) where the local hog population
has been depleted by overhunting.
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