Wetlands inCharotar regionof Central Gujarat are Home to over 300 crocodiles. The latestcrocodilecount carried out by Vallabh Vidyanagar-based Voluntary Nature Conservancy (VNC) has revealed that wetlands in the lush green twin districts ofAnandand Kheda has as many as 303 crocodiles.
This is the highest number of crocodiles among all the counts carried out in these rural heartland so far. The previous count carried out in winter has recorded presence of 248 crocodiles in Charotar wetlands.
VNC (formerly known as the Vidyanagar Nature Club) carries out crocodile counts twice a year during winters and summers to know about the reptile Population in the wetlands.