Costa Rica releases 13 white-lipped peccaries after an 18-year absence; the animals disperse seeds from 57 plant types

After 18 years without sightings, 13 white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) have been released into Piedras Blancas National Park in southern Costa Rica as part of a conservation project to restore the species. Its disappearance left a gap in the rainforest’s food chain, disrupting the ecological balance.