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Gharial census 2011: Endangered croc species growing in number [1]

The number of critically endangered gharial (Gavialis gangetics) has increased to 102 from 81 in 2008, according to a recent census.

Gharial was listed as a critically endangered species in the Red Data Book of the World Conservation Union in 2007.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2011
Pragati Shahi [2]
Kantipur (Nepal) [3]
Tags:
Wildlife [4], Nepal [5], Endangered Species [6], Crocodiles [7], WWF [8], Myanmar [9], Bangladesh [10], Bhutan [11], Pakistan [12], Mining [13]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/kantipur-nepal
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pakistan
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining