White-lipped peccaries travel in large packs throughout the forest. Now, though, the species is facing a crisis. “It’s shocking for me how fast this population is declining compared to the last assessment,” said Harald Beck, chair of the peccary specialist group of the nonprofit International Union for Conservation of Nature. Dr. Beck was not involved in the new study but conducted a similar one in 2012 that found a habitat loss at the time of 21 percent. The new study relied on camera traps and local experts to identify territory where the social creatures still roam.

Source: International New York Times February 19, 2020 20:15 UTC