There Were 171 Pigs Recorded On The Falklands In The Department Of Agriculture's Farming Statistics For 2006/07 (Soe, 2007). These Are Presumably All On Managed Farms Or Are Domestic/ Household Animals. (Whitehead, J. (2008) Priorities for Control: A Risk Assessment of Introduced Species on the Falkland Islands. South Atlantic Invasive Species Project );
- 1.4. Forest – Temperate
- 1.5. Forest – Subtropical/tropical dry
- 1.6. Forest – Subtropical/tropical moist lowland
- 1.7. Forest – Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetation above high tide level
- 1.8. Forest – Subtropical/tropical swamp
- 1.9. Forest – Subtropical/tropical moist montane
- 14.1. Artificial - Terrestrial – Arable Land
- 14.2. Artificial - Terrestrial – Pastureland
- 14.3. Artificial - Terrestrial – Plantations
- 14.4. Artificial - Terrestrial – Rural Gardens
- 14.6. Artificial - Terrestrial – Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
- 15.8. Artificial - Aquatic – Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land
- 2.1. Savanna - Dry
- 2.2. Savanna - Moist
- 3.4. Shrubland –Temperate
- 3.5. Shrubland – Subtropical/tropical dry
- 3.6. Shrubland – Subtropical/tropical moist
- 3.7. Shrubland – Subtropical/tropical high altitude
- 3.8. Shrubland – Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation
- 4.4. Grassland – Temperate
- 4.5. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical dry
- 4.6. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical seasonally wet/flooded
- 4.7. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical high altitude
- 5.3. Wetlands (inland) – Shrub dominated wetlands
- 5.4. Wetlands (inland) – Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, peatlands
- 8.1. Desert – Hot
- 8.2. Desert – Temperate
- 8.3. Desert – Cold
Invasive. (Whitehead, J. (2008) Priorities for Control: A Risk Assessment of Introduced Species on the Falkland Islands. South Atlantic Invasive Species Project ); Negative. Rated level 5 with high confidence. (Department of Agriculture, 2019. Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture);
Pigs are recorded as invasive and have caused significant impacts on the natural environment in a number of countries, particularly because of their feeding habit of uprooting vegetation. Pig populations should be well monitored and managed to ensure that feral populations are not allowed to establish. (Whitehead, J. (2008) Priorities for Control: A Risk Assessment of Introduced Species on the Falkland Islands. South Atlantic Invasive Species Project ); Negative. Rated level 5 with high confidence. (Department of Agriculture, 2019. Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture);
Some were introduced in the late 18th century and there is mention of pig hunting around Salvador Waters by early settlers (R. Woods, pers. comm.). (Whitehead, J. (2008) Priorities for Control: A Risk Assessment of Introduced Species on the Falkland Islands. South Atlantic Invasive Species Project ); Introduction pathway via Farm and Other (release). (Department of Agriculture, 2019. Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture);
Blake D., Stanworth A., Wong L, Pagad S. (2020). Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). Version 1.2. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG.; Whitehead, J. (2008) Priorities for Control: A Risk Assessment of Introduced Species on the Falkland Islands. South Atlantic Invasive Species Project ; Department of Agriculture, 2019. Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture;