United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Feral Swine Damage to Cultural and Historic Resources
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Feral Swine Damage to Cultural and Historic Resources
Feral swine rooting, wallowing and feeding behaviors can damage the appearance and integrity of cultural and historical resources
Feral swine can cause extensive damage to areas of cultural and historic value including national parks, historic sites, tribal sacred sites, burial grounds, cemeteries, and archaeological sites or digs. This damage can affect the significance and integrity of historic properties through physical disturbance to structures, vegetation, and soils. Feral swine have the potential to destroy artifacts and history which can never be recovered or replaced.
