In Laos, ancestral spirits are helping save one of the world’s rarest crocodiles

Mongabay
Mar 25, 2026, 9:36 am61 ptsTrending
When village conservation teams find a Siamese crocodile nest in the Xe Champhone wetlands of central Laos, they move fast, collecting eggs within 24 hours before poachers, predators or floods can reach them. But before they touch the eggs, there’s a ritual, and offerings are made to the spirits. With the…

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