With a BSc in Environment, Economics and Ecology, Sarah has long been fascinated with the challenge of balancing human needs and environmental protection.
In May 2012, Fauna & Flora International reported that its survey team in Cambodia had unearthed a nest containing 20 Siamese crocodile eggs.
In an exciting development, the team now reports that 18 of the eggs have hatched – welcome news for this Critically Endangered species, which has seen numbers in the wild decline to an estimated 250 individuals.
After receiving news from the community crocodile wardens that the eggs were beginning to hatch, the Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme’s Mr Hor Leng returned to the nest to investigate…
A hatchling emerges from its egg.
A nest full of empty shells.
Mr Hor Leng meets the new arrivals.
Baby Siamese crocs.
A temporary home is made for the hatchlings, while the Community Wardens quickly build a more permanent enclosure.
A semi-permanent enclosure is built in the village to keep the crocodiles safe from predators...
...the hatchlings will be kept here until they are at least 12 months old, giving them a better chance of survival when they are released back into the wild.
The new crocodile enclosure is blessed by the community, with offerings made to give protection for these little crocodiles.
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