Bearded pigs bounce back in Sabah's wilds as ASF epidemic subsides

Wildlboard caught on camera returning to the tabin Wildlife Park as African Swine Fever virus subsides.

KOTA KINABALU: Bearded pigs are beginning to reappear in Sabah's Tabin Wildlife Reserve after fears grew that the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus might wipe out the species in the state.

Conservationists with the Tabin wildlife reserve in Lahad Datu have spotted healthy bearded pigs, more commonly known as wild boar, within the reserve since early this year following a widespread die-off from the December 2020 outbreak.