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Occurrence Origin Notes References

Laos Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Lebanon Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Malaysia Peninsular Native Ickes et al. 2005

Mongolia Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Myanmar Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Nepal Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Pakistan Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Palestine Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Sri Lanka Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Sumatra Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Syria Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Taiwan Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Tajikistan Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Thailand Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Turkey Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Turkemenistan Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Uzbekistan Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Vietnam Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Africa Domestic pigs were released by the Forestry Department
in the south-west parts of Cape Province (South Africa) in
the 1920s. Further introductions of wild boar have been
conducted in Gabon

Oliver & Leus 2008; Long 2003

Algeria Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Egypt Native Eradicated c.1902 Oliver et al. 1993; Oliver & Leus 2008

Gabon Introduced Localized Blom et al. 1990; Long 2003

Libya Native Eradicated Oliver et al. 1993; Oliver & Leus 2008

Madagascar Introduced Present in the 1970s Long 2003

Mauritius Introduced First record c.1512 Carter & Bright 2002; Long 2003

Morocco Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Seychelles Introduced About 400 feral pigs were present on Bird Island in
1972–1973. Now eradicated

Long 2003

South Africa Introduced First introduction in the 1920s Long 2003

Sudan Introduced Unreliable record? Kingdon 1997

Tunisia Native Oliver & Leus 2008

Zimbabwe Introduced Free-ranging pigs in the 1980s Smithers 1983

North America Wild pig populations have had a long history in North
America dating back to the European period of colonization.
Two forms of S. scrofa, domestic swine and Eurasian
wild boar, were introduced in different periods into the
continent. The estimated population ranges between 4 and
11 million individuals

Mayer & Brisbin 2008; Chapter 28

this book

Canada The presence of the species in Canada during the 1980s
originates from the first stock presumably of pure wild
boar that was imported from Europe. These animals were
hybridized with domestic swine to increase reproduction

Chapter 28 this book

Alberta Introduced First introduction in the 1980s Brook & van Beest 2014

British Columbia Introduced First records 2013–2014 Bostelaar 2014; BCMFLNRO 2014

Manitoba Introduced First records in the 1980s Dokken 1999; Brook & van Beest 2014

Ontario Introduced First records 2013–2014 Bostelaar 2014; BCMFLNRO 2014

Quebec Introduced First records 2013–2014 Bostelaar 2014; BCMFLNRO 2014

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