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Patna Zoo world No 2 in rhino count  -  Nov 11, 2008
Times of India,Patna zoo has also become a breeding centre for 'gharial'. The 39-year-old Patna zoo, spread over 153 acres, has earned Rs 1.64 crore revenue in 2007.

Sonepur Fair  -  Nov 13, 2008
Bihar Times,The other was that in the Ganga roundabout here lived a gharial -- by the way this Gangetic entity is so known because it has a small strange growth on the

"It is - still - the best zoological blog out there, period"  -  Oct 30, 2008
ScienceBlogsThe monster skull is in fact that of a False gharial Tomistoma schlegelii. Yes, a False gharial. Holy shit. Hai-Ren actually got it right: well done you!

Ocean Watch Caiman caper spurs research into reptiles  -  Oct 24, 2008
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,At 20 feet long, the gharial is the biggest of all crocodilians, but don't worry about running into one. The species is native to the northern Indian

Madras Crocodile Bank Trust/Centre for Herpetology  -  Nov 13, 2008
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,...the freshwater mugger crocodile (or marsh crocodile), the saltwater crocodile and the gharial, the long-snouted fish eating crocodile of North India.

Nepal's Endangered Rivers  -  Nov 11, 2008
OhmyNews International,River pollution is causing a decline in the population of the endangered Gharial crocodile and the Gangetic river dolphin found in Nepal's Karnali River.

Family wildlife tour offers tigers, temples and Taj  -  Nov 11, 2008
Easier (press release),...shy Chousingha followed by possibilities of spotting endangered Fish-eating crocodiles basking on the muddy banks at Gharial sanctuary on the Ken River.

Beguiling Tasik Bera - Malaysia's First Ramsar Site  -  Nov 3, 2008
Bernama,Endangered and vulnerable species include the Asian elephant, tiger, clouded leopard, tapir, Asian Arowana and the Malayan false gharial crocodile.

Xmas birding in Nepal's top three  -  Nov 4, 2008
Easier (press release),...and onto the Koshi River by raft in search of Marsh Mugger and fish-eating Gharial Crocodile – and perhaps encounter endangered Ganges River Dolphin.

Indian navy ships nudge closer  -  Sep 24, 2008
Viet Nam News,The ships – INS Gharial and INS Kulish – are captained by commanding officers Sujit K.Chheti and Jaswinder Singh respectively. The officers and crew of the

Bringing extinct species back from the dead  -  Sep 5, 2008
CNNThe Asian gharial is one of the species on the IUCN's Red List that is threatened with extinction. The La Palma Giant Lizard that had been believed extinct

Opinion: Dinosaurs 'lucky' to win evolutionary contest with crocs?  -  Sep 14, 2008
DigitalJournal.com,In the Jurassic croc species included marine crocs, some looking like icthyosaurs, and one gharial-type actual croc, and a miniature two foot long,

Floods worsen, Bogra embankment breached  -  Sep 3, 2008
Bangladesh News 24 hours (subscription),...and Astamichar of Roumari, Bangasona Hat of Bhurungamari, Andharir Jhar, Thaieb Khan of Rajarhat, Gharial Bhanga, Bajra and Hatia of Ulipur worsened.

Abundant rains - An ornithologist's dream  -  Sep 3, 2008
Easier (press release),...before heading to the Himalayan foothills and Corbett NP for Indian Elephant, Leopard, Tiger and rare fish-eating Gharial Crocodile.

Ohio zoos are leaders in reintroducing animals to the wild  -  Sep 2, 2008
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,The Cleveland zoo now has a gharial in captivity, but "in some cases, this work is being done for species that won't ever be on exhibit," said Kym Gopp,

해군, 부산 국제관함�? 참가 함정 발표  -  Sep 16, 2008
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Crocodiles coming out of artificially hatched eggs  -  14 Aug 2008
Hindu,The conservation project undertaken in Bhitarkanika is a huge success, while, a similar UNDP-funded 'gharial croc' conservation project launched

River Dolphins on the verge of extinction  -  14 Aug 2008
The New Nation,River dolphins, gavial (gharial) and turtles have almost been extinct from the rivers of the country. When the list of near extinct animals is increasing it

Bhitarkanika mothers estuarine crocodiles  -  Aug 11, 2008
The Statesman,The conservation project undertaken in Bhitarkanika tasted success while a similar UNDP-funded ‘gharial croc’ conservation project launched simultaneously

Tata zoo gives up gharial hope  -  Jul 25, 2008
Calcutta Telegraph,Jamshedpur, July 25: Authorities of Tata Steel Zoological Society apparently have lost all hope of welcoming back the third Gangetic gharial that was washed

Studying gharials  -  Aug 6, 2008
Down to Earth (subscription),...“The study involves fitting radio transmitters in 30 gharials,�? said Dhruva Jyoti Basu, gharial conservation coordinator with wwf India, which is overseeing

Increasing pollution in Yamuna raising concern  -  Jul 20, 2008
Times of India,The unhatched eggs at gharial rehabilitation centre in Kukrail which were brought after being collected from the sanctuary substantiate the same.

Ski via SMS  -  Aug 8, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,But, alas, tourists looking for a thrill in the Chambal Valley may have to settle for encounters with the gharial, or long-nosed crocodile, that inhabits

�?�未盡：�?�律賓生態好去處  -  Jul 30, 2008
香港文匯報,...哲雲�?奇旺國家公園（Royal Chitwan National Park）的旅程便�?�與動物為伴，騎象�?�河，近�?離看犀牛和其他�??貴野生動物，如孟加拉虎�?長�?�鱷魚（Gharial

Experts looking into gharial deaths in UP sanctuary  -  Mar 31, 2008
Hindu,The Uttar Pradesh Government has taken a serious view of the mysterious gharial deaths and UP forest department has sought the intervention of the Union

Amy Winehouse's James Bond ambitions – Daily Gossip  -  Apr 21, 2008
NME.com,...[a]The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster[a]'s [b]Sym Gharial nearly knocked over a punter at the Camden Crawl, outside the Dingwalls venue (from Dan).

The plot thickens  -  Mar 31, 2008
Deccan Herald,The mystery of gharial deaths in the Chambal waters continues to elude scientists. More than 90 of the critically endangered species have died since early

A spirit runs through it  -  Mar 29, 2008
The Times,Visit, for example, the most sacred city of Varanasi, with its bells and monkeys, or learn about the threatened long-snouted gharial crocodiles — seen from

Crowd and effect  -  Apr 5, 2008
India Today,For a species classified as critically endangered, Gavialis gangeticus, or the gharial, has had it good over the years at Patna zoo. From just 11 in 2002,

Go wild in the Florida jungle  -  Apr 19, 2008
Mirror.co.uk,Where else can you fly above a rainforest canopy and check out what the gharial crocodiles and white cheeked gibbons get up to 50ft below?

INS Kesri commissioned today, 05 April 08, at the Naval Base at ...  -  Apr 6, 2008
India PRwire (Press Release),INS Magar, INS Gharial and INS Shardul were successfully delivered to the Indian Navy by GRSE in the past. The basic design of the ship was evolved by

Uttar Pradesh: Reason: Unknown  -  22 Feb 2008
Central Chronicle,Though most of the gharial carcasses found were partially decomposed, on-the- spot post-mortems revealed liver cirrhosis, as indicated by scarred and

Contaminated fish killing gharials in Yamuna  -  Feb 21, 2008
Mangalorean.com,The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae, a group of reptiles, closely related to crocodiles,

Live Gharials helping investigate Mass Gharial Deaths on river Chambal  -  Feb 5, 2008
India PRwire (Press Release),In a first of its kind conservation effort, the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department in association with NGOs - Wildlife SOS, Gharial Conservation Alliance,

Uttar Pradesh Probing Chambal Gharial Deaths  -  Feb 5, 2008
NEWSPost India,In 2007, the Indian gharial became the only crocodile to be reclassified 'Critically Endangered' by the World Conservation Union (IUCN).

Gharials, Monarch Of Indian Rivers, Under Grave Threat  -  Feb 12, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Most of gharial mortalities have been reported in the Uttar Pradesh side of the river, near the confluence of the Chambal and the Yamuna that flows through

Damned Gharial  -  Jan 25, 2008
Tehelka,The gharial, which has outlived the dinosaurs, is on the brink of extinction. Can we revive conservation efforts to save this beleagured animal?

The Indian Gharial: Going, going, gone?  -  Jan 25, 2008
Merinews,After years of conservation activity and having been literally brought back from the brink of extinction, the Indian Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is in

‘I am still hooked’  -  Jan 30, 2008
The Statesman,Gharial survival is inextricably linked with the survival of our northern rivers (as are the fates of river dolphins, turtles, migratory waterfowl,

Dozens of Rare Reptiles Wash Up Dead in India  -  Jan 23, 2008
National Geographic,The precise number of gharials that have died remains unclear, with the nonprofit Gharial Conservation Alliance saying 81 bodies have washed up so far.

Crocodile-like reptiles found dead in Central India  -  Jan 23, 2008
Xinhua,The precise number of gharials that have died remains unclear, with the Gharial Conservation Alliance saying 81 bodies have been found since early December,

Save the crocs!  -  Feb 4, 2008
Deccan Herald,Three decades after it was brought back from the brink of extinction, the rare Indian crocodile, known as the gharial, is turning up dead by the dozens on

Dozens of Indian Crocodiles Mysteriously Die  -  Jan 24, 2008
Environmental Graffiti,The gharial is probably best known for its long, narrow jaws. The Indian crocodile is one of only two surviving members of the ancient family Gavialidae,

Yamuna’s toxins behind crocodiles’ deaths: expert  -  Feb 19, 2008
Hindu,Most of gharial mortalities have been reported in the Uttar Pradesh side of the river, near the confluence of the Chambal and the Yamuna that flows through

Endangered species news updates  -  Feb 19, 2008
Plenty Magazine,New reports indicate that the gharial's primary food source, tilapia, is absorbing an as-yet-unidentified toxin from the water. The gharials eat the tilapia

‘I am still hooked’  -  Jan 30, 2008
The Statesman,It is at the forefront of herp conservation in India with a major turtle project in the north, the new gharial conservation initiative and a research base

The rodent to ruin?  -  Jan 29, 2008
BBC News,Huge amounts of money gets spent on these things," says Dr Hilton-Taylor "In the case of gharial [Indian crocodile-like reptiles], 10000 animals had been

Leading the way in wildlife conservation  -  Jan 25, 2008
Hindu,Take for example, the gharial crocodile, which, Romulus explains, is “the keystone to understanding the health of our rivers.�? Unfortunately today, gharials

Celebrate Valentine's Day on the Wild Side  -  Feb 12, 2008
KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG,..."We're going to go see the elephants, as well as the orangutans, a type of crocodile called a Gharial, and of course the Sumatran Tigers," Wendland-Gardner

Satkosia gorge sanctuary the beauty of Orissa  -  Feb 4, 2008
Newindpress,A huge variety of resident and migratory birds and reptile species (gharial, mugger, crocodile, fresh water turtle, poisonous and non poisonous snakes etc)

Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People  -  Feb 1, 2008
Gorkhapatra,These wetlands are critical habitats for the one-horned rhinoceros, Bengal tiger, Asiatic elephant, water buffalo, swamp deer, otter, gharial and marsh

Bonding with beasts  -  Nov 24, 2007
Hindu,I’m told the Bank actually has around 2500 crocs, no mean figure, comprising 14 species including the critically endangered gharial.

Assam to breed gharials to boost their numbers  -  Nov 21, 2007
Earthtimes,The decision came following the rescue of a gharial from fishermen's nets in the Manas river last week near Manikpur village, about 155 km from here.

Chambal: From bandit country to tourist haven  -  Nov 19, 2007
Sify,Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan — the three States the river passes through — is now helping the gharial population bounce back. The 100-km stretch of the

Burning too bright  -  Nov 12, 2007
Hindustan Times,Take the Indian gharial. In international taxonomic listings it has now reached the Critically Endangered list. Its populations have fallen so drastically

Chukka-full of charm  -  Nov 2, 2007
Independent,Today, many endangered animals flourish here, including the one-horned rhinoceros, the Bengal tiger, the gharial crocodile, and a curious gentleman by the

Hyacinth Troubles Bishajari Taal  -  Nov 1, 2007
Gorkhapatra,Besides birds, conservationists also report most adverse impact on Gharial crocodiles. The number of crocodiles in the lake is said to have dwindled due to

Gharial sighting delights experts  -  Oct 8, 2007
Calcutta Telegraph,Guwahati, Oct. 8: Hunted since time immemorial thanks to the mistaken belief that these crocodiles attack humans, the long-nosed gharial had disappeared

Television Review | Brady Barr  -  Oct 12, 2007
New York Times,...(A gharial is what a crocodile would look like if it had Bob Hope’s snout.) So the climactic moment of tomorrow’s episode of “Dangerous Encounters�? — which

Q&A: 'Ganga has more life in it than a forest'  -  Oct 21, 2007
Times of India,Reptiles like the gharial and monitor lizards are found in the Ganga and her tributaries; crocodiles are estuarine, you’ll find them in the Sunderbans.

Number of gharials sinking fast: Report  -  Oct 2, 2007
Newindpress,In its 2007 Red List of Threatened Species which has just been released, the IUCN has included 188 new species and Gavialis gangeticus (gharial),

State govt issues grant for conservation of ghariyals  -  Oct 7, 2007
Lucknow Newsline,Lucknow, October 7 The state government has issued a grant of Rs 15.77 lakh to the Kukrail Gharial Rehabilitation Centre (KGRC) for the conservation project

Work plan to boost tourism in Chambal  -  Sep 25, 2007
NewKerala.com,Besides 'gharial', which is facing threat of extinction, crocodiles, dolphins and other migratory birds inhabit the sanctuary, which was established in 1992

Half Of Nepal's Vulture Species In Danger  -  Oct 11, 2007
Gorkhapatra,The Gharial crocodile of Nepal and India (Gavialis gangeticus) is facing threats from habitat degradation and has moved from endangered to critically

More Species Than Ever Threatened With Extinction, Report Says  -  Oct 15, 2007
Voice of AmericaThe Gharial crocodile in India and Nepal faces extinction because much of its living area has been destroyed. The scientists are blaming the destruction on

CM’s pat for wildlife lovers  -  Oct 3, 2007
The Statesman,Several specicies are fighting a losing battle be it the vulture, gharial crocodile or the Indian Cheeta, he said. The fate of plant life is equally bad

Wildlife activists call for preservation of Jim Corbett's memorabilia  -  Oct 3, 2007
NewKerala.com,The wildlife found in the park include the tiger, elephant, chital, sambar, nilgai, gharial, King Cobra, Indian muntjac, wild boar, hedgehog,

New at zoo: Tigers, gharials  -  Aug 12, 2007
Times of India,NEW DELHI: New arrivals at the Delhi zoo include three white tiger cubs and three gharial babies who were born on July 21 and 22.

Dawn of a new day  -  Aug 6, 2007
Malaysia Star,To date, there are DNA markers for 34 species, including the tiger, elephant, tapir, false gharial, slow loris, primates, birds, wild cats, deer and snakes.

Khajuraho – architectural genius of 12th century  -  Jul 23, 2007
IndiaPost.com,Ken Gharial Sanctuary24 km from Khajuraho, Ken Gharial sanctuary is the best place to see the crocodiles with long-snouts living in their natural home.

Using CSI to combat wildlife criminals: DNA fingerprints  -  Aug 4, 2007
New Straits Times,They also have the DNA fingerprints of local gharial, tiger, tapir, pangolin and porcupine, among others. Having the bank means Malaysia won’t have to do

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