Species Table

Babuen Halomtano'

Wild Pig

Sus scrofa

DAWR Photo

Related Species:

European wild hog.

General Facts:

They are small, often black, with stiff bristle-like hair. Some wild pigs are spotted white and red. These mixed colors come from the breeding with domesticated pigs.

Specific Habitat:

They live in the jungles of Guam.

Sources of Food:

Wild pigs are omnivorous, and eat almost anything. They dig in the ground with their nose looking for fallen fruits, young plants, coconuts and even animals like worms and snails.

Predators in the Wild:

They have no wild predators.

Economic Importance:

They don't have an economic importance.

Threatening Factors:

They are a game species.

Preserving this Species:

They are protected by law and may not be hunted except during the legal hunting season. The legal bag limit is two per day and forty per season. They may only be hunted with a hunting license and during legal hunting hours which is a half hour before sunrise and a half hour after sunset.

Additional Facts:

Wild pigs can produce only one litter per year. There are usually three to eight piglets per litter. There aren't as many pigs as there used to be because of illegal hunting and loss of good pig habitat.

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Funded by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Programs administered by the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, Department of Agriculture, and the Guam Coastal Management Program, Bureau of Planning, Government of Guam pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA270Z0331-01.

*Related Species:*	European wild hog.
*General Facts:*	They are small, often black, with stiff bristle-like hair. Some wild pigs are spotted white and red. These mixed colors come from the breeding with domesticated pigs.
*Specific Habitat:*	They live in the jungles of Guam.
*Sources of Food:*	Wild pigs are omnivorous, and eat almost anything. They dig in the ground with their nose looking for fallen fruits, young plants, coconuts and even animals like worms and snails.
*Predators in the Wild:*	They have no wild predators.
*Economic Importance:*	They don't have an economic importance.
*Threatening Factors:*	They are a game species.
*Preserving this Species:*	They are protected by law and may not be hunted except during the legal hunting season. The legal bag limit is two per day and forty per season. They may only be hunted with a hunting license and during legal hunting hours which is a half hour before sunrise and a half hour after sunset.
*Additional Facts:*	Wild pigs can produce only one litter per year. There are usually three to eight piglets per litter. There aren't as many pigs as there used to be because of illegal hunting and loss of good pig habitat.