CYPRUS-SEALS-ENVIRONMENT-TOURISM-CONSTRUCTION

Melina Markou from the Cypriot department of fisheries and marine research collects data from the habitat of the endangered mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachuus) in a cave off the coast of Pegeia in western Cyprus on May 23, 2018. - In a string of caves along the coast of Cyprus, a colony of monk seals -- the most endangered mammals in the Mediterranean, numbering only around 300 -- has found refuge. But now environmentalists and residents are accusing developers of endangering their habitat by building luxury villas on top of the caves. (Photo by Emily IRVING-SWIFT / AFP) (Photo credit should read EMILY IRVING-SWIFT/AFP via Getty Images)