General information
Number of resident mammal species: 101 (Click link to show the list of species on Wikipedia)
Number of mammal species per IUCN conservation category:
| Near threatened: 17 | Endangered: 1 | Extinct in the wild: 0 | Data deficient: 3 |
| Vulnerable: 11 | Critically endangered: 1 | Extinct: 0 |
Action plans:
- for Balkan Chamois
- for European Ground squirrel; see also Land for LIFE
Mammal research and conservation organisations:
- National Museum of Natural History
- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research
- Bat Research And Conservation Centre (BRCC)
- BALKANI (large mammals)
- Green Balkans (mainly bats)
- Bugarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) (mainly small mammals)
Current projects
Data portal
Seen a mammal in Bulgaria? Upload your sighting here: SmartBirds (not only for birds)
Distribution maps
Click map for real-time distribution maps of mammals in Bulgaria.
