Authors: Kasey Pirkle, Whitney J. Gann, Stephen L. Webb, Jacob L. Dykes

The collared peccary, or javelina, is a native big game species in Texas, also found in New Mexico, Arizona, and throughout much of Latin America. In Texas, javelinas are found in the South Texas Plains, Trans-Pecos, Edwards Plateau, and Rolling Plains ecoregions. Javelinas are often confused with feral hogs, but they are not in the same family as pigs.