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A group of 60 rare Siamese crocodiles have hatched in Cambodia, boosting hopes for one of the world's most endangered reptiles, conservation

A group of 60 rare Siamese crocodiles have hatched in Cambodia, boosting hopes for one of the world's most endangered reptiles, conservationists said Thursday. Five Siamese crocodile nests were discovered in Cambodia's Cardamom National Park in mid-May, the country's environment and agriculture ministry said in a joint statement with conservation group Fauna and Flora. The nests contained 106 eggs, of which 66 were fertilized, and a total of 60 Siamese crocodile eggs successfully hatched between June 27 and 30, the ministry said.

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Siamese crocodiles are the smallest species of crocodiles in the world. They can get up to 9ft long. They are also the most endangered species of crocodiles in the world due to poaching for their skin. They live in rivers, marshes, and swamps in Southeast Asia. There has been a nearly 99% decrease in their population, and there is an estimated 250-1000 individuals left in the wild. There are many conservation efforts, but since they are so rare, not much is known abt them in the wild.

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Officials in Cambodia say conservationists have found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary.

This is pretty cool! While there are thousands of this species in captivity in crocodile farms, wild populations number in the hundreds at best. Moreover captive animals are often hybridized, not pure, and so many genetic lines have been lost for conservation purposes. And captive and wild populations have diverged enough that the loss of wild lines entirely would be a devastating blow to the species as a whole.

The success of this nest is a hopeful sign for the Siamese crocodile; here's to better news in the future.