Wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Wild boar are thought to have become extinct in Britain by the 13th century. Attempts at reintroduction were made in the 17th century but these were unsuccessful. Escapes of captive wild boar have occurred since the 1970s, and as a result there are now free living wild boar in Kent, Sussex and Devon.

From 2004 to 2007 Trees for Life was a partner in the Guisachan Wild Boar project, situated on the edge of the Glen Affric National Nature Reserve.

Pages about Wild boar on this site

• Wild boar - Species Profile
• Update on the wild boar at Dundreggan - February 2010
• Update on the wild boar at Dundreggan - January 2010
• Wild boar released into enclosure at Dundreggan - November 2009
• Wild Boar arrive at Dundreggan on YouTube
• Wild Boar at Dundreggan Appeal - November 2008
• Video: The Guisachan Wild Boar Project - a short video clip (6.7 mb) about this partner project, situated just outside Glen Affric
• Results from the Guisachan Wild Boar Project - May 2008
• Rooting for Regeneration - Guisachan Wild Boar Project update, November 2006
• Wild boar project takes root(s), literally! - Guisachan Wild Boar Project update, November 2005
• Guisachan Wild Boar Project - May 2004
• Mythology and Folklore of the Wild boar

External links

British Wild Boar

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