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Mohd Shahnawaz Khan releases a juvenile gharial in Murshidabad, West Bengal. Image courtesy of Mohd Shahnawaz Khan/WWF-India.

Experts divided over reintroducing captive-bred gharials in rivers

Rajeev Tyagi 4 Feb 2026
A gharial and its offspring. At temperatures of around 32°C, a majority of hatchlings may develop into males, while temperatures below 31.5°C and above 33.5°C will see female production dominate. Image by Surya P Sharma.

Rising temperatures could change the future for India’s gharials

Sneha Mahale 11 Jul 2025

Gharial conservation should extend to unprotected rivers

Arathi Menon 21 Feb 2024
A male gharial with its distinctive ‘ghara.’

The endangered gharial’s conservation crisis highlighted after death of a male in Nepal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 21 Aug 2023