Camera trap records a Japanese marten catching a wild boar piglet in Gifu prefecture, Japan

Abstract

We recorded a Japanese marten biting the neck of a wild boar piglet, using an infrared-triggered camera installed in the forest in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is unclear whether Japanese martens actively capture wild boar piglets as a food resource, but we propose that Japanese marten as a potential predator of wild boar piglets.