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Occurrence Origin Notes References
Ohio Introduced (established
population)
Chapter 28 this bookOklahoma Introduced (established
population)
Mayer 2014Oregon Introduced (established
population)
Chapter 28 this bookPennsylvania Introduced (established
population)
Chapter 28 this bookSouth Carolina Introduced (established
population)
Dewey & Hruby 2002; Mayer 2014Tennessee Introduced (established
population)
Barrett & Birmingham 2005;
NatureServe 2013Texas Introduced (established
population)
Barrett & Birmingham 2005;
NatureServe 2013; Mayer 2014Utah Introduced (established
population)
Chapter 28 this bookVermont Introduced (established
population)
Chapter 28 this bookVirginia Introduced (established
population)
NatureServe 2013Washington Introduced (established
population)
Chapter 28 this bookWest Virginia Introduced (established
population)
NatureServe 2013Wisconsin Introduced (established
population)
Chapter 28 this bookCentral America
and Caribbean
Pigs were carried by the early European colonists to the New
World. Thus Columbus introduced them to the West Indies
in 1493Long 2003Antigua and
Barbuda
Introduced Oliver & Leus 2008Bahamas Introduced Kairo et al. 2003
Cuba Introduced First introduction in 1493 Long 2003; Oliver & Leus 2008
Curacao Introduced Kairo et al. 2003
Dominica Introduced Kairo et al. 2003
Dominican Republic Introduced Oliver & Leus 2008
Haiti Introduced Oliver & Leus 2008
Jamaica Introduced Kairo et al. 2003
Mexico Introduced A mixture of domestic pigs and Eurasian wild boar have
been introduced since colonial times
Long 2003; Copado et al. 2004;
Villarreal et al. 2010Montserrat Introduced Varnham 2006
Puerto Rico Introduced First introduction in the 1970s Kairo et al. 2003; Barrett &
Birmingham 2005
Saint Lucia Introduced Organisation of Eastern Caribbean
States 2012
United States Virgin
Islands
Introduced Kairo et al. 2003; Barrett &
Birmingham 2005South America A mixture of wild boar and domestic pigs have been
introduced from the fifteenth century to recent decades
in several countries of South America. This invasion covers
about 12% of the Continental area
Long 2003; Chapter 29 this bookArgentina Introduced First introduction in 1906 Navas 1987; Novillo & Ojeda 2008;
Ballari et al. 2015
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