ON THE GROUND

For their permanent inhabitants, which spend most of their lives on bare and saline grounds, the Sečovlje salt-pans are not particularly hospitable. This means that small mammals, in contrast to their larger relatives, cannot avoid numerous inconvenience

This means that small mammals, in contrast to their larger relatives, cannot avoid numerous inconveniences here. The pans are inhabited by the Lesser White-toothed Shrew, Eastern European Hedgehog, House Mouse, Harvest Mouse, Black Rat and Pygmy White-toothed Shrew. Some rare bat species, however, have been observed here as well.