Status of the Critically Endangered gharial Gavialis gangeticus in the upper Ghaghara River, India, and its conservation in the Girwa–Ghaghara Rivers

The gharial Gavialis gangeticus is a Critically Endangered crocodilian endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Habitat modification by river damming and water extraction has caused a severe decline in its population. The status of the gharial is known within protected areas, but there have been few surv...

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Main Authors: Gaurav Vashistha, Vivek Ranjan, Devvrat Singh, Shantanu S. Ugemuge, Akash Deep Badhawan, Pulkit Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-05-01
Series:Oryx
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605323001485/type/journal_article