The young Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) Panayis, rescued in the Famagusta district after his mother’s death in November 2024, arrived at Larnaca airport on Friday morning following nearly five months of rehabilitation in Greece.
“Today, we welcome Panayis back after a five-month absence,” Forestry Department officer Haris Nicolaou said. He noted that the seal, just ten days old at the time of its rescue, had fully grown and was
