In 1807, pigs were released on New Zealand's Auckland Islands as food for castaways; 192 years later, 17 were rescued before the feral population was eradicated
- Representative imageOn a remote, windswept archipelago far south of New Zealand, a small herd of pigs lived out more than two centuries as one of the world’s most isolated feral populations.
- Their ancestors were left on the Auckland Islands in 1807, released by sailors as a living food store for any shipwrecked castaways who might one day wash up on those storm-battered shores.
- For 192 years, the pigs roamed the subantarctic forests and bogs, adapting to a harsh climate and becoming a unique genetic lineage known as the Auckland Island pig.
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- Representative imageOn a remote, windswept archipelago far south of New Zealand, a small herd of pigs lived out more than two centuries as one of the world’s most isolated feral populations.
- Their ancestors were left on the Auckland Islands in 1807, released by sailors as a living food store for any shipwrecked castaways who might one day wash up on those storm-battered shores.
- For 192 years, the pigs roamed the subantarctic forests and bogs, adapting to a harsh climate and becoming a unique genetic lineage known as the Auckland Island pig.
Sources: Times of India