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Europe is home to 5 species of large predators. These species comprise the brown bear, the wolf, the wolverine, and two lynx species (Eurasian and the Iberian lynx). Historically these species have all experienced dramatic drops in numbers and distribution due to human activity.
The map below shows the ranges of the largest carnivores in Europe.
Wolverines, lynx, bears, and wolves in Europe.
The brown bear, Europe’s largest predator, inhabits in Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, Iberia, and Italy. There are 23 thousand bears in 11 separate populations scattered over 25 countries.
The much-maligned grey wolf is Europe’s second most usual large carnivore, with about 14 thousand individuals in 31 countries.
The lynx is the most secretive carnivore in Europe. There are about 11 thousand of them live in European forests.
The wolverine is inhabiting, mainly in northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
