Guwahati, June 14 -- Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has unveiled the first scientific assessment report of the Greater Hog Badger (Arctonyx collaris), a nocturnal small burrowing mammal locally called 'Mati Gahori' (Assamese), confirming that the globally vulnerable species, protected under Schedule I of India's Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, is thriving in the park's diverse habitat.

The report was released on June 12.

The study was conducted by Kaziranga's Tiger Cell in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Trust and Tiasa Adhya of The Fishing Cat Project, with the objective of estimating the density and habitat occupancy of greater hog badgers within the Tiger Reserve by assessing the camera-trap images avai...