Wild boar populations across Scotland are expected to rise by more than 60% over the next 50 years. Numbers could climb from around 1,472 animals today to approximately 2,400 by 2075, according to new research. Wild boar population growth in ScotlandThe James Hutton Institute, King’s College London and the Zoological Society of London carried out the study, published in Science Direct. This is the first detailed simulation of wild boar dynamics across Scotland. Where to find wild boar in ScotlandOnce extinct in Britain, wild boar returned in the 1970s after accidental escapes and illegal releases.