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A total of 116 nesting sites of endangered estuarine crocodiles were spotted by wildlife staff in marshy wetland sites of Odisha's Bhitarkanika National Park, officials said on Tuesday.
There was a slender rise in nesting sites this year, as 114 such spots were recorded in 2024, said Manas Das, Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Bhitarkanika.
The nesting sites are indicative of the fact that Bhitarkanika is an ideal habitat for saltwater or estuarine crocodiles, he said.
Female crocodiles lay 50-60 eggs and the hatchlings usually emerge from the nests after 70-80 days of incubation period, he said.
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