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Wild boar (Sus scrofa) are Britain's only native pig species. Once a widespread and abundant species, it was hunted to extinction during the 1200s and 1300s, but following some escapes and deliberate releases from farms, the wild boar is making a comeback in England and Scotland.

Species

Wild boar

Sus scrofa

Once part of Britain's native "beasts of chase", the wild boar is making a comeback following escapes and deliberate releases from captivity.

No questions exist for this group.

Bibliography

Wild Boar - by Dorothy Yamamoto
Reaktion Books -- 2017 -- ISBN: 978-1780237619

Wild Boar: A British Perspective - by Steve Sweeting
Blaze Publishing Ltd. -- 2013 -- ISBN: 978-0954959739

British Wild Boar: The Story So Far - by Derek Harman
Skycat Publications -- 2013 -- ISBN: 978-0957567320

Wild Boar, Sus scrofa, in Southern England - by Martin Goulding
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing -- 2010 -- ISBN: 978-3838348520

Britain’s Mammals 2018: The Mammal Society’s Guide to their Population & Conservation Status - by Multiple Contributors
The Mammal Society -- 2020 -- ISBN: 978-0993567339

Wild Boar in Britain - by Martin Goulding
Whittet Books -- 2003 -- ISBN: 978-1873580585