Introduction to the Bhor Saidan Crocodile Breeding Centre
Bhor Saidan-Crocodile Farm, managed by the Haryana Forests Department, is dedicated to the captive breeding and conservation of the freshwater mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), which is native to India. Located in Bhor Saidan village along the Kurukshetra-Pehowa Road in Kurukshetra district, Haryana, the center is 13 km from the old Kurukshetra Bus Stand and 22 km from the new bus stand in Sector 10.
Crocodile Breeding Centers in India
Bhor Saidan-Crocodile Farm is one of four crocodile breeding centers in India. Among them, the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, which breeds all three native species of crocodiles (mugger, gharial, and saltwater crocodile), and the Kukrail Gharial Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow (focused on breeding gharials) are recognized as the most successful by the National Geographic Society. Another prominent center is the Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary.
