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COMMON dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were once relatively easy to聽find throughout the Adriatic Sea, but large groups were last seen in the 1940s. There were no reports of individuals in the area after the 1970s until the late 2000s.

There have been some sightings since 2009, so Tilen Genov at the Slovenian Marine Mammal Society has reviewed them to get a sense of the current population. He believes there have been four common dolphins in the region recently, three聽adults and one calf.

Why they have returned is unclear. Some threats to the species, such as culling campaigns, have ceased, says Genov. But others, like fishing that may limit their prey, have increased.

Is the population of common dolphins growing in the Adriatic? 鈥淚聽wouldn鈥檛 call it a comeback,鈥� says Genov. 鈥淭hey are still super rare.鈥�