The main objective of the study was to assess the damages caused by wild boar to the sub-tropical chir pine forest. The study was carried out in May and June 2022. The presence of wild boar in the study area was assessed by different signs, pug marks, hairs, and borrows of the animal. Moreover, the line transect method was used for the collection of data. Transect line of 6.5 km was laid down in the study area and data was collected up to 50m on either side of the transect line . The measuring tape was used to calculate the damages caused by wild boar to the regeneration of chir pine forest. The damages which are affected by the wild boar are seedlings (54.59%), saplings (35.81%), and poles (9.6%). The seedlings of chir pine forest were highly damaged followed by saplings and poles. The present study shows that seasonal variability migration, disturbance in the food chain, and decline of prey affect the wild boar distribution. Total of 20 damaged sites were encountered directly while 15 sites were reported during the interview by the community in the study area. The data regarding the damages caused by wild boar in different areas was collected from total 272 respondents and the result revealed that the wild boar mostly damage the agricultural crops followed by forest crop, biodiversity, domestic animals and human. The assessment in this study also revealed the fact that wild boar also damage the fertile soil of forest floor. Finally the study also brought out some local management strategies for wild boar i.e. tracking dogs, usage of high intensity sounds, electric wires and different chemicals. This stud also recommend precautionary measures for the mitigation of wild boar conflicts with human beings, and agriculture crops.

Keywords: Wild boar, Damages Assessment, Chir Pine Forest, Shinkiari Forest