Boar Wild

The boar or wild boar (Sus scrofa) is an omnivorous, gregarious mammal of the biological family Suidae. It is native across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean Region (including North Africa's Atlas Mountains) and much of Asia as far south as Indonesia, and has been introduced elsewhere. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig.

Although common in France, the wild boar became extinct in Great Britain and Ireland by the 13th century, but wild breeding populations have recently returned in some areas, particularly the Weald, following escapes from boar farms.