ABSTRACT
Historical records of introduced wild boar (Sus scrofa) in northeastern North America date to the 1890s in New Hampshire (Mayer and Brisbin 2008). More recently, escaped or intentionally released wild boar and hybrids, and in some instances domestic swine, have appeared in the region. Established breeding populations of wild pigs in the Northeast region are a relatively new phenomenon with isolated pockets becoming more common over the past 25–30 years (Corn and Jordan 2017). Most states and provinces in the Northeast region report few or no populations of these animals, and thus damage is limited to isolated areas of concentrated wild pig activity. Where they do occur, impacts to crops and natural resources and disease transmission are of primary concern; however, little is known about the extent of these impacts or the biology/ecology of wild pigs in the region.
