Rare variety of hog badgers found for first time in Tripura

A rare species of hog badgers were found for the first time in Tripura's Dhalai district, over 90 kilometres east of Agartala, a forest official said. Scientifically known as 'Arctonyx collaris', hog badgers are listed as 'endangered' on International Union for Conservation of Nature list. Three hog badger babies were recovered from a forest in Salema village.