On Wednesday, 22 February 2023, Mr. Mladen Vajdić, retired senior preparator of the Zoological Department of the Croatian Natural History Museum, passed away at the age of 77. During his work at the Museum, Mr. Vajdić created the largest number of new museum exhibition specimens, including some of the most demanding ones. Most of them […]

Croatian Natural History Museum had the honour of hosting the President of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Zoran Milanović, who toured the permanent exhibition and visited the exhibition “Cranium C – World Paleoanthropological Heritage.” The President was welcomed and guided through the museum by:Prof. Dr. Sc. Tatjana Vlahović, DirectorDr. Sc. Iva Mihoci, Museum AdvisorDr. Sc. […]

📅 September 18, 2025 The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a cosmopolitan species inhabiting the entire Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic. In the Mediterranean, nesting mainly occurs in the eastern basin, with the most important rookeries located in Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus. In Greece, the key nesting areas are in the Ionian Sea, particularly […]