Hunting the Eurasian Wild Pig

The Eurasian wild pig (Sus scrofa) is also known as the wild boar, wild swine, or common wild pig and boasts more than 16 sub-species worldwide. It inhabits Eurasia and North Africa and is found and targeted for game hunting safaris in many African countries, including Morrocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Ethiopia, and Sudan. The Eurasian wild pig is the most common mammal worldwide, and because of its ability to adapt to various environments and habitats, as well as the sheer numbers of the animal, is listed by the IUCN with a status of “least concern.”

The Eurasian wild pig prefers habitats of forests and shrubs, where 6-20 members stay together in a group consisting of one or more adults and their offspring. Mating is year-round, with a gestation period of 112-126 days, producing between 2-10 piglets that reach independence at around 6-7 months.

They are mostly nocturnal, or active early in the morning or late afternoons while resting and sleeping during the day in their nests made mainly of leaves.

Eurasian wild pigs are omnivorous, feasting on a variety of foods, including roots fruits, nuts, bird eggs, insects, and small rodents. They will also scavenge off abandoned carcasses. 

Apart from humans on an African safari hunting adventure, the main predators of this wild boar are the lion and leopard.