It was believed the Siamese crocodile, with the distinctive bony crest running down its skull, was extinct in the wild until it was rediscovered in 2000. Almost all of the 400 animals remaining live in Cambodia.

Author: Hor Leng/Fauna & Flora;

A network of private-public partnerships has been organising conservation measures to protect the species, including captive breeding and reintroduction programmes, as well as village patrol to ensure their nests and habitat are not tampered with.