Endangered Siamese crocodile in rare sighting at Thai national park

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The critically endangered Siamese crocodile has been spotted for only the second time in a decade at Thailand's largest national park, according ...

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BANGKOK: The critically endangered Siamese crocodile has been spotted for only the second time in a decade at Thailand's largest national park, according to photos released on Saturday .

National park officials estimate only about 20 remain in the wild because of hunting and habitat loss, but on Saturday the nature reserve shared a rare spot of good news. The footage was captured in December and is"proof that Kaeng Krachan National Park is an important area for wildlife conservation," said Manoon Prewsoongnern, a park manager who works with the NGO World Conservation Society.The crocodile is estimated to be about 3m long, he said, adding that this is only the second sighting of the species in the past decade.

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