Just a few days in the past, two piglets from the extremely endangered “Turopolje” pig breed moved into the newly renovated pig facility on the Linz Zoo. “Dorothea” and “Jutta” are the names of the 2 pigs with the attribute black spots.
Extra on the topic: The ostrich enclosure at Linz Zoo has been redesigned
Now secure inhabitants
The breed initially comes from Croatia, however the inhabitants there had shrunk to twenty to 30 animals. In 1994, 5 animals had been dropped at Austria, adopted by two extra boars in 2000 and 2001. With nice sensitivity, the Turopolje pigs had been introduced right into a now secure inhabitants, regardless of the low genetic foundation. Any further, the Linz Zoo can also be serving to.
