Wild boar populations have expanded dramatically across Europe and Asia, creating management challenges that involve welfare considerations for both boar and the livestock and crops they affect.
Wild boar welfare in management contexts involves both the welfare of individual animals killed through hunting and the stress experienced by boar in landscapes with high human pressure. Hunting methods vary significantly in welfare outcomes - driven hunts that result in injuries without immediate death can cause significant suffering. Snare trapping of boar intended for translocation causes distress. Non-lethal management through exclusion fencing and crop protection can reduce conflict without the welfare costs of lethal control where this is ecologically feasible.