25+ Mountain Lions In Europe Background. The first examples of mountain lions in europe were seen and photographed by hunters this winter in turkey. Panthera brittanicus (the british lion) has a remarkable history.
After that lions in europe became restricted to the caucasus, where a population of asiatic lions survived until the 10th century.
Mountain lions are native to texas and classified as a nongame species. Somewhat similar to europe no? Eastern mountain lions, or pumas or cougars, were last officially seen in connecticut near the end of the 19th century. Lions (panthera leo europaea) roamed in europe well into recorded history.