Nepal, March 4 -- The Chitwan National Park (CNP) released 103 crocodiles, including a sole male, into the Rapti River. The crocodiles were raised at the Gharial (Crocodile) Breeding Centre in Kasara of Chitwan into the Rapti River after mid-July, 2024.

According to CNP information officer Abinash Thapa Magar, the reptiles released in the river were hatched in 2020. Last fiscal year, the CNP had released 105 crocodiles in the river. The eggs of crocodiles are collected from the river bank to hatch them in artificial conditions at the Centre. The grown-up reptiles are left in the river.

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