Forests

The Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons) inhabits the dense forests of the West Visayan islands in the center of the Philippines. The Visayan Warty Pig is endemic to six islands, it previously inhabited these six islands; Cebu, Negros, Panay, Masbate, Guimaras and Siquijor. Currently the Visayan Warty Pig has gone extinct in four of the six islands it was endemic to. The islands is currently inhabits as of 2022 are; Panay and Negros (The Visayan Warty Pig only roams a small pocket of these two islands.) island as a result of the destruction of its habitats, game hunting, hunting. Sus cebifrons is a species of mammal that is endemic to the Negros-Panay faunal region of the Philippines. It is found on several Visayan islands, including Cebu, Negros, Panay, and Guimaras, but it is now believed to be extinct on Cebu and Guimaras. It may also be present on the island of Masbate, but it is not known if the population there still survives. The species may have once lived on Siquijor and Bohol, but it is now believed to be extinct on those islands as well.

Anthropogenic Biome, Forest, Grassland

Climate zones: Tropical

According to nationalgeographic.com (2019) the islands that the Visayan Warty Pig inhabited were flourishing rainforest pre-1970-1980’s. In the 1970’s and the 1980’s the Visayas region was pillaged for the extremely valuable hardwood located in the West Visayas region due to its high demand. This logging drastically decreased the Visayan Warty Pig habitat and population, slashing the area which it inhabits in the Negros island to 4% of its original size, and 8% of the original habitat size on the Panay island.