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This year, however, the department has collected 40 eggs for breeding at Dangamala. They will be hatched artificially," the forest officer said. "Last month, we also provided 40 eggs to Nandankanan Zoological Park in the state capital. KENDRAPADA: Around 4,500 crocodiles have been born in Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapada district this year, as against around 3,600 in 2017.The forest officials have sighted 101 nests in 2018, as opposed to 80 last year.
" They make the nests on elevated ground so that they are not washed away by the rains..