BbioRxiv7 Sep 2026
Feral Pig Invasion Dynamics in Central Brazil: Human-Driven Introduction, Landscape Drivers, and Ecological Consequences
Wagner Fischer, Raquel de Faria Godoi Silva, Antonio Conceição Paranhos Filho
Biological invasions by feral swine are among the most important drivers of ecological change worldwide, yet invasion dynamics remain poorly documented in tropical South America. In Brazil, the recent spread of wild boar and wild boar–domestic pig hybrids (javaporcos) overlaps with long-established populations of…