Wild boar populations up, numbers of hunters down? A review of trends and implications for Europe

G Massei, J Kindberg, A Licoppe… - Pest management …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Across Europe, wild boar numbers increased in the 1960s–1970s but stabilised in the
1980s; recent evidence suggests that the numbers and impact of wild boar has grown …

Overabundant wild ungulate populations in Europe: management with consideration of socio‐ecological consequences

AM Valente, P Acevedo, AM Figueiredo… - Mammal …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Throughout recent years, ungulates have experienced significant increases in numbers and
geographic range sizes in Europe, becoming locally overabundant populations in some …

Epidemiological analyses of African swine fever in the European Union (November 2017 until November 2018)

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)… - Efsa …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
This update on the African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in the EU demonstrated that out of
all tested wild boar found dead, the proportion of positive samples peaked in winter and …

Epidemiological analyses of African swine fever in the European Union (November 2018 to October 2019)

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)… - EFSA …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
This report provides an update of the epidemiology of African swine fever (ASF) in the
European Union during the period November 2018 to October 2019. In this period, ASF has …

The influence of environmental and physiological factors on the litter size of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in an agriculture dominated area in Germany

M Frauendorf, F Gethöffer, U Siebert… - Science of the Total …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The wild boar population has increased enormously in all of Europe over the last decades
and caused problems like crop damage, transmission of diseases, and vehicle accidents …

Wild boar in the city: Phenotypic responses to urbanisation

R Castillo-Contreras, G Mentaberre, XF Aguilar… - Science of the Total …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Urbanisation is a global human-induced environmental change and one of the most
important threats to biodiversity. To survive in human-modified environments, wildlife must …

Temporal trend of tuberculosis in wild ungulates from Mediterranean S pain

J Vicente, JA Barasona, P Acevedo… - Transboundary and …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic disease caused by infection with the M ycobacterium
tuberculosis complex, is endemic in wild boar (S us scrofa) and red deer (C ervus elaphus) …

Tools and opportunities for African swine fever control in wild boar and feral pigs: a review

P Palencia, S Blome, RK Brook, E Ferroglio… - European Journal of …, 2023‏ - Springer
The native Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a relevant wildlife host for African swine fever
(ASF) virus, contributing to infection maintenance and spread and representing a challenge …

What drives wild boar density and population growth in Mediterranean environments?

J Colomer, G Massei, D Roos, C Rosell… - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of fluctuations of wildlife local number of individuals is crucial for
effective population management to minimise human-wildlife conflicts. Climate, habitat, food …

Factors influencing pregnancy, litter size, and reproductive parameters of invasive wild pigs

SM Chinn, PE Schlichting, TJ Smyser… - The Journal of …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Reproduction is the most energetically expensive life stage with the demands of productivity
representing a balance between physiological requirements and environmental conditions …