Bardiya National Park has released 10 crocodiles into Khauraha River and Banke National Park. On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, the park released 5 crocodiles into Khauraha River.

Bardiya National Park Information Officer and Senior Assistant Conservation Officer Sarojmani Poudel said that 5 crocodiles from the Gharial Breeding Center located in Thakurdwara, the headquarters of Bardiya National Park, have been released into the river. He said that 5 have been sent to the breeding center of Banke National Park. 1 female and 9 male Magar crocodiles aged 4 years have been released. The park has stated that 30 Gharial crocodiles have been released into their natural habitat at different times in the current fiscal year. The government had listed the Gharial crocodile as a protected wildlife species under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2029. A crocodile breeding center has been established in Bardiya National Park, which is a tourist destination in western Nepal, for the conservation of crocodiles.