17 Gharial Crocodile Nests Discovered in Rapti River

Chitwan. 17 Gharial crocodile nests have been discovered in the Rapti River. Chitwan National Park began the search for crocodile nests in the Rapti River on Chaitra 1. The nests were found during this period.

According to the park's information officer, Abinash Thapa Magar, two individuals from the Bote community were employed to search for the nests. Every year, nests are identified in Chaitra, and eggs are collected from them in Baisakh. He stated that the egg collection process will begin on Baisakh 10.

He said, “The identification of the nests is now complete. We will now discuss which nests to extract eggs from and proceed with the collection.”

He informed that the eggs collected from the nests will be taken to the crocodile breeding center at the office to begin the hatching process. While the park has searched for crocodile nests in both the Rapti and Narayani rivers in previous years, this year the search was conducted only in the Rapti River.

Once the hatchlings emerge from the eggs at the park's breeding center, they are raised and subsequently released back into the river.