Officials in Cambodia say conservationists have found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary. They say it was the biggest discovery in the last 20 years, giving new hope for the world’s rarest crocodile species' survival in the wild.
found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodia n wildlife sanctuary, officials said Thursday, calling it the biggest discovery in the last 20 years, giving new hope for the world’s rarest crocodile species’ survival in the wild.
“This discovery indicates that the area is a key habitat for wild crocodiles, providing hope for the species recovery,” the statement said. The crocodile species was once widespread across Southeast Asia but is now listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. It had all but disappeared by the 1990s due to a combination of poaching, habitat destruction and crossbreeding with other crocodile species.Ten Cambodian environmental activists receive prison sentences of 6-8 years each
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