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The aim of this work was to indagate <jats:sup>134<\/jats:sup>Cs and <jats:sup>137<\/jats:sup>Cs contamination in wild boars, which were considered bioindicators sampled in the Chisone\/Germanasca Valley and the Pellice Valley districts (Piedmont, Italy) in two hunting seasons (2014 and 2016). In the 2014 season, only the livers of the animals (n = 48) were sampled, whereas in 2016, five different anatomical sampling sites were sampled for each animal (n = 16). The analyses were conducted in an accredited laboratory (Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell\u2019Ambiente\u2013ARPA) by the aid of an HPGe detector (Ortec) with a relative efficiency of 50%. In general, the contamination levels registered in 2014 were under the detection limit for <jats:sup>134<\/jats:sup>Cs and low for <jats:sup>137<\/jats:sup>Cs (Chisone\/Germanasca valley: min: 0.0, max: 23.9 median 11.0 Bq\/kg vs Pellice valley: min 0, max: 31.7, median: 9.6 Bq\/kg) and no health concern can be supposed. In the first-year samples, the liver showed a negative correlation between age and contamination level. In the second year of sampling, low levels were confirmed (min: 3.1 Bq\/kg, max: 113.3; median 17.7 Bq\/kg). Multiple sampling from the same animal showed that the diaphragm (median = 27.7 Bq\/kg) kidney (27.4) and tongue (27.6) were more contaminated than the liver (17.7) and spleen (15.3). Moreover, a linear mixed model revealed a negative organ-by-age interaction, meaning that interorgan differences in contamination level were greater in younger (5\u201311 months) than in older (18\u201336 months) animals. Different feeding habits can be the explanation. Our paper shows that muscle sites (diaphragm and tongue) can be useful for radionuclide pollution surveillance in wild boar populations and that younger animals show more interorgan variability in contamination levels than older animals. 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