Species/Gharial
Gharial
Gavialis gangeticus
CRCritically Endangered
- Range
- Scattered rivers in India and Nepal
- Population
- A few hundred breeding adults
- Trend
- increasing
- Last assessed
- 2017
A fish-eating crocodile with a ghara on the snout. Reintroduction is working in a handful of rivers; most of the historic range is empty.
River fauna is the scorecard’s other F, hiding under ‘water’.
Threats
- Dams
- Sand mining
- Gillnets
- River pollution
What you can do
- Support gharial reintroduction programs
India and Nepal still have the rivers. They need the nets out.