Pig (feral) at Tuggeranong, ACT
Identification history
| Sus scrofa | 17 Sep 2023 | DonFletcher | ||
| Sus scrofa | 17 Sep 2023 | HelenCross |
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2 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
17 Sep 2023
Pigs forage for the larvae that live in the roots of Bursaria spinosa and sometimes go to great trouble to get them, sometimes digging trenches in hard rocky ground.
HelenCross
wrote:
18 Sep 2023
Interesting! Have heard the chopper along the river lately - hopefully they're having success with the pigs and deer
Location information
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- HelenCross Recorded by
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Mammals Feral hoofed introduced mammals Other hoofed mammals HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Sus scrofa Scientific name
- Pig (feral) Common name
- Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1945m Recorded at altitude
- 122 images trained Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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