Wild boar (Sus scrofa) as study object

Abstract

The wild boar (Sus scrofa) is one of the most widely distributed mammals in the world. Its range extends from Western Europe and the Mediterranean Basin to Eastern Russia and Japan, throughout Southeast Asia [1]. Due to proper management, control of the number of wolves and climatic warming over the last 50 years, the population of Wild Boar in Lithuania has increased six times [2]. The increasing population size might lead to competition with other wildlife, disease, vegetative damage as well as a conflict between human activities and Wild Boar populations. Some cultivated plants are presently the main food items in Wild Boar diet [3-5].[...]