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Over 2000 croc babies born in Bhitarkanika this season

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Press Trust of India Kendrapara (Odisha)
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 4:04 AM IST

"Over 2000 croc hatchlings broke out of eggshells to make their way into water-bodies and water-inlets of Bhitarkanika National Park. Fifty-one croc nests had been sighted in the wild this year by the enumerators," said Manoj Kumar Mahapatra, Divisional Forest Officer, Rajnagar Mangrove (Wildlife) Forest Division.

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First Published: Aug 30 2012 | 1:05 PM IST

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