Did lions ever exist in Bulgaria?

Yes there were. During the ice ages there were cave lions that lived all across Europe and northern Asia. Now if u want modern lions there were two types of lions outside of Africa: the Persian lion, and the three subspecies of European lion. If I'm correct the lions living in northern Greece/balkans lasted until maybe 300 BC? read more

Yes there were. During the ice ages there were cave lions that lived all across Europe and northern Asia. Now if u want modern lions there were two types of lions outside of Africa: the Persian lion, and the three subspecies of European lion. read more

In Greece lions first appeared around 6,500-6,000 years ago as indicated by a front leg bone found in Philippi. Bone fragments of the modern lion were excavated in Hungary and in Ukraine's Black Sea region, which are estimated at around 5,500 to 3,000 years old. read more

Best Answer: Yes, but not since the stone age, there were mountain lions in Europe like there are in America. They all got wiped out a really long time ago. read more