Bulgaria

Bear watching is not as advanced as in Romania, but growing fast

There are a wide variety of wildlife that have strongholds in Bulgaria. Wolves still number 1000-1200, though they have no protection at all. indeed, they have an active bounty on their head, and no compensation is paid for an livestock predation. As such the wolf population is considered fragile. There are 700-900 brown bears ranging through Bulgaria’s forest.

83% of the Rhodope mountains are found in this country, with the rest in Serbia and even Greece. As links are made they will appear below

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