Can you introduce yourself? Hello, my name is Gharial. I live in India and Nepal and have become a very rare animal in this world. What are some of the other names given to you? 1. Gavial 2. Fish Eating Crocodile 3. Gavialis gangeticus (In scientific terms) …but I think the name Gharial suits me […]
12 White Crocodiles, 1682 Saltwater Crocodiles Found To Inhabit Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha
Here is some welcome news regarding crocodiles. According to the latest census, wildlife enumerators have found 1682 estuarine or saltwater crocodiles in the brackish water bodies and water inlets of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district. The census also found the presence of 12 of the unusual white or albino crocodiles in the park […]
Photos: ‘An Otter Bit Me!’ Cries The Crocodile
This is nature at its best. On a trip to India’s Jim Corbett National Park, one person witnessed not tigers as he had imagined, but a strange interaction between a crocodile and an otter with the prey-predator roles completely reversed! A crocodile basking in the sun was taken completely by surprise when an otter came […]
Critically Endangered Gharials Tagged in Hope of Saving the Species
In an initiative to restock the numbers of critically endangered (CR) Gharials (Gavialus gangeticus) in the wild, six captive-bred gharials have been satellite-tagged and released into the the River Gandak, bordering the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar. This is the first time that the rare species have been satellite-tagged. The program was undertaken by the […]
See a Stick on the Crocodile’s Snout? Beware, it’s Bait!
A chimp using sticks for foraging army ants or an octopus using coconut shells as home are some of the known tool uses in the animal world that are amazing proofs of how humans are not the only species that use an object for a specific purpose. Now scientists have been surprised to discover that […]
Crocodile Hacked to Death in Odisha highlights Rising Conflict
In a recent incident in Odisha’s Kendrapada district, a salt- water crocodile, (the largest living crocodile species) was found dead by forest officials near a water body in Kochila village of Barakanda Gram Panchayat. The injuries clearly show, the animal died due to wounds inflicted on it by locals. The huge 8-foot long reptile is […]
Young Endangered Ghariyals set to be released into the Wild
The ghariyal rehabilitation centre at Kukrail in Uttar Pradesh is that rare glimmer of hope for a conservationist that assures that all is not wrong with conservation in India. 90 percent of the centre’s ghariyal hatchlings born in June have survived and those that were bred two years ago are now ready to be released into the wild.