Siamese Crocodile Conservation Sees Major Success with 60 New Hatchlings
Largest wild breeding event this century boosts critically endangered species' recovery in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.
- Sixty Siamese crocodiles hatched from five nests in Cambodia's Cardamom National Park.
- This is the largest wild breeding event for the species recorded in the 21st century.
- Local communities and conservation groups have been instrumental in protecting these habitats.
- The species, once thought extinct, has been recovering through captive breeding and reintroduction efforts.
- Ongoing collaborative conservation efforts are crucial for the species' continued recovery.