CHITWAN, May 11: The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has collected 259 crocodile eggs from the Rapti river banks. The eggs were collected from nine nests during a search, said the CNP. Crocodile eggs from additional six nests were released into the nature, said the CNP assistant conservation officer, Santa Bahadur Magar, who is assigned to look after affairs of the crocodile hatching farm.