Roe Deer and Wild Boar Remained Key Wolf Prey as Diet Shifted Across North-western Italy
Wolf diet in north-western Italy remained dominated by wild prey from 2021–2025. Roe deer and wild boar were…
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Research, conservation and important developments connected to this species.
Wild-Boar-Type Juvenile Stripes Were Linked to MC1R, KIT and Local TYRP1 Regulation
A study of 932 crossbred pigs linked the wild-boar-type juvenile stripe pattern to genomic regions containing MC1R and…
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Grazed and Non-Grazed Sites Had Similar Mammal Richness but Different Species Associations
Across 75 camera traps in four northern Israeli reserves, grazed and non-grazed areas had similar mammal richness and…
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Zoonotic Sarcocystis Found in 3.3% of Polish Wild Boar Hunted for Food
Molecular testing of 241 wild boar from all 16 Polish provinces found Sarcocystis miescheriana DNA in 90% and…
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Dutch Wild Boar Showed Evidence of West Nile Virus Infection Before First Human Cases
Serology from 1,504 Dutch wild boar indicated West Nile virus infections in or before 2018, two years before…
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Researchers Recommend More Intensive Wild Boar Culling for Barcelona ASFV Variant
Barcelona’s dense peri-urban wild-boar population and an ASFV variant associated with apparently slower mortality led researchers to recommend…
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Wild Boar Shifted From Grass Leaves Toward Herb Roots as the Growing Season Ended in Central Poland
Stomach contents from 470 wild boar showed that understory plants remained a year-round food source, while grass leaves…
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Genetic Data From 1,813 South Korean Wild Boar Suggested Reduced Gene Flow Across the Geum River
A nationwide study found high genetic diversity and mostly distance-related structure, but Chungcheong and Jeolla were more differentiated…
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Weapons-test Fallout Contributed Less to Wild Boar Radiocaesium Than Earlier Estimates Suggested
Bavarian soil measurements and a revised isotope benchmark cut the estimated mean contribution of weapons-test fallout to wild-boar…
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Isolated Wild Boar Females Stayed Local After Their Groups Were Removed
GPS tracks from 18 adult females in southeastern Alabama showed that broad dispersal was uncommon during the first…
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Wild Boar Used Smaller Areas Where Estimated Density Was Higher in Sweden
GPS data from 99 adult wild boar in Sweden showed smaller two-week space use at higher estimated population…
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Barcelona ASFV Variant Was Missing About 9,800 DNA Bases
Whole-genome sequencing of eight ASFV-positive wild boar near Barcelona identified a distinct genotype II variant with a stable…
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PHEV RNA Was Detected for the First Time in Wild Boar in Italy
PHEV RNA was detected in nasal swabs from 12 of 625 wild boar sampled in Basilicata, southern Italy,…
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Finland Recorded Its First African Swine Fever Cases in Wild Boar
Finland detected African swine fever for the first time in late July 2026. The Finnish Food Authority’s current…
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Ravens Waited for Wild Boars Before Approaching Food
Experiments with free-ranging ravens in Austria found that the birds delayed their first approach to food until wild…
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Alberta Wild-Pig Reports Clustered Near Livestock Farms, but Direct Contact Was Rare
Wild-pig reports in Alberta occurred closer to livestock farms than expected from random locations, and 22% of analysed…
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Acceptance of Wild Boar Declined as Support for Electric Fencing and Hunting Rose in Flanders
Three public surveys in Flanders from 2017, 2020 and 2023 found declining acceptance of wild boar presence, especially…
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Review of 86 Studies Found Broad Support for Wild Boar as Sentinels of Pathogens and Contaminants
A systematic review of 86 studies found broad support for wild boar as sentinels of pathogens and environmental…
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Wild Boar in Northern Hungary Had Fewer Alleles After Years of ASF-Related Population Decline
A comparison of 132 wild boar from Nógrád County found that mean allele number fell from 4.15 to…
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Japanese and Ryukyu Wild Boar Formed Separate Genomic Clades
Whole-genome analyses placed Japanese and Ryukyu wild boar in separate clades within one Japanese-archipelago lineage. A gene-flow signal…
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