Amazing discovery: 106 eggs of rare crocodiles found

In the largest discovery of its kind in 20 years, officials revealed that conservationists in Cambodia have found 106 eggs of a rare species of Siamese crocodile in a wildlife reserve in western Cambodia.

Officials described it as the largest discovery in the past 20 years, giving new hope for the survival of the world's rarest crocodile species in the wild.

The group discovered the eggs in Cardamom National Park in May. Between June 27 and 30, a total of 60 eggs were successfully hatched, according to a joint statement issued by the ministries of agriculture and environment with the support of an environmental group for the conservation of animals and plants.

"This discovery indicates that the area is a major habitat for wild crocodiles, providing hope for the recovery of the species," the statement said.

It also noted that the area and the young reptiles were under the protection of wildlife rangers in Cardamom National Park.

This species of crocodile was once widespread throughout Southeast Asia, but is now listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It had disappeared completely by the 1990s due to a combination of poaching, habitat destruction, and hybridization with other crocodile species.