Wild boar rooting behaviour creates disturbance ecology that benefits dozens of species, making their welfare and welfare they support deeply intertwined.
Wild boar are keystone species whose ecological contributions generate welfare benefits across species communities. Their rooting creates conditions for rare plants, feeds birds, creates amphibian habitat, and disturbs the competitive dominance of bracken. Their own welfare in rewilded settings includes the ability to exhibit full behavioural repertoires: rooting, wallowing, social living, and natural foraging. Supporting boar rewilding is simultaneously a welfare act for boar and an ecological investment in the broader species communities they support.