Largest Habitat of Endangered Estuarine Crocodiles
July 3 , 2018 2259 days 993 0
The Bhitarkanika national park has become the largest habitat of the endangered estuarine crocodiles in the country with a record number of their nesting sites spotted in it.
The nesting spots had registered 25% rise this year.
At least 1698 crocodiles, including albino species, were counted this year along the water-bodies of Mahanadi delta region, while the figure recorded last year stood at 1682.
A female crocodile lays 50 to 60 eggs and the hatchlings usually emerge from the nests after 70 to 80 days of incubation period
Estuarine crocodiles are also found in West Bengals Sundarban areas having the country's largest mangrove cover.
Besides, the mangrove wetlands in the Andaman Islands are home to these species.