And even species that have responded positively to conservation measures face a problem that's a larger scale version of Donna's: contact, and often conflict, with humans. The Indian gharial ...

Fortunately, the Kukrail breeding center at Kukrail Forest Reserve in Lucknow, India has been playing a massive role in ...

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma announced an ambitious target of planting 10 crore saplings under Mission Hariyalo ...

Recognising the dwindling population of gharials and a view of ensuring the conservation of Gharials, Prime Minister also announced the initiation of a new Project on Gharials for their conservation.

This included 70 gharials from the 2024 batch, 95 from the 2023 batch, 85 from the 2022 batch, and 38 from the 2021 batch, totaling 288 gharials at the Gharial Rehabilitation Center.

Better habitat management, timely identification of problematic animals and increased community engagement are key for ...

Although there are only around 650 adults worldwide, the gharial population is growing due to conservation efforts. In the last 20 years Dhritiman has pushed his limits as a photographer to do work ...

Spanning 50 km along the Ganges, it also hosts diverse species like otters, gharials, and birds. Conservation efforts work against pollution and illegal fishing, with community involvement and ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists Gharials as critically endangered, with their numbers declining by up to 98% since the mid-1900s. The IUCN estimate there to be only ...

Key announcements included the first riverine dolphin estimation report, new projects for Gharials and Great Indian Bustard, and expanding the Asiatic Lion and Cheetah conservation efforts.