Chapter 21: Eurasian wild boar Sus scrofa (Linnaeus, 1758)
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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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