Wild Boar (Photo courtesy of Jim Mitchell/ISSG Global Invasive Species Database, USDA)
Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) was first officially recorded and subsequently eradicated in April 2009. Since then they have been seen and removed from many locations in the south east. A litter of nine piglets was recorded from one site.
Although wild boar may have once been native, it became extinct in Ireland in prehistoric times. Since then the environment has greatly changed and they would now be considered an invasive/pest species. It is illegal to release them to the ‘wild’.
- Download the Wild Boar Invasive Species Action Plan
- Download the Wild Boar Policy Statement
- View all confirmed sightings in Biodiversity Maps
- View Press Release on ISAP 18/11/2011
In addition to the confirmed wild boar sightings currently on the Biodiversity Maps system, wild boar/hybrid animals have also been reported from another 5 counties in Ireland. Additional records will be added to Biodiversity Maps once all details are collated.
If you have seen a wild boar in the ‘wild’ in Ireland, please report it to:
invasives@biodiversityireland.ie or Alien Watch
Note when and where it was seen, by whom and please also supply a photograph of the animal(s) if possible.
