The return of the monk seal

ONE of world’s rarest mammals, the Mediterranean monk seal, has returned to the Adriatic coast.

According to the Croatian Nature Protection Institute, there have been sightings recently off Cape Kamenjak in the north of country and along the coasts of nearby islands.

Members of the Mediterranean Monk Seal Group have taken over 4,500 photographs, and some video footage, of the new arrivals. The four or five individuals seen are not just casual visitors but have taken up residence.