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The Impact of Environmental Changes on the Biology and Ethology of Wild Boar in the Agricultural Landscape
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Entomology and Animal Agrophagues, Institute of Plant Protection - NRI, Władysława Węgorka, 60-318, Poznań, Poland
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Dział Nadzoru Fitosanitarnego, Wojewódzki Inspektorat Ochrony Roślin i Nasiennictwa w Poznaniu, Plantaża, 63-000, Środa Wlkp., Poland
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Dział Nadzoru Fitosanitarnego, Wojewódzki Inspektorat Ochrony Roślin i Nasiennictwa w Poznaniu, Grunwaldzka, 60-166, Poznań, Poland
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
Submission date: 2025-03-17
Acceptance date: 2025-05-16
Online publication date: 2025-07-10
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Paweł Węgorek
Entomology and Animal Agrophagues, Institute of Plant Protection - NRI, Władysława Węgorka, 60-318, Poznań, Poland
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- Damages caused by wild boar in the most important crops
- Wild boar as one of the main agricultural pests
- Crop protection against wild boar
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Environmental changes significantly impact the populations of various game mammal species, altering their biology, behavior, feeding preferences, and the extent of damage they cause to agricultural crops. This study focused on the current status of the wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) — a species that has become a major agricultural pest in certain agricultural crops. In Greater Poland, which is an agricultural region of Poland, wild boars cause the greatest damage to rapeseed and maize crops. Both plant species are mainly damaged during the spring and summer growing seasons, as wild boars not only forage in these fields but also create shelter areas within them, which leads to significant yield losses. This analysis considered both the negative consequences of its presence and the positive role it plays in the ecosystem. A substantial part of the presented information is based on research and observations conducted at the Game Breeding Center of the Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute in Poznań (OHZ IOR-PIB), within hunting district no. 311 (Jarocin Forest District) near Winna Góra. This district covers areas within the Środa Wielkopolska and Miłosław municipalities.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.