Crocodiles lend themselves very naturally to captive breeding

As far back as 1978, India's so-called "snake-man", ROMULUS WHITAKER, the man who played with reptiles as if they were spaghetti, …

World Crocodile Day: Experts call for patience regarding human-croc conflict

Down To Earth speaks to experts in four prominent human-croc conflict areas; none support culling

This World Crocodile Day, South Asian countries should think of cooperating to conserve them: Experts

South Asia’s crocodilians increased during pandemic, but human-croc conflict needs to be addressed, Anslem de Silva told DTE  

Bhitarkanika: Man taken by estuarine croc in fatal attack  

The man, a milk supplier, was waiting to ford a crocodile-inhabited river when he was dragged and taken

World Crocodile Day: How crocodilians square off against big cats

Here are some remarkable examples of crocodilian predation involving large wild cats based on published literature

Around 2,500 crocodiles born in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park

The number of hatchlings was fewer than last year due to flood damage during Cyclone Yaas 

'Crocodiles are affected by low frequency vibrations'

Down To Earth interviews crocodile expert Adam Britton on impact of noise on the breeding and behaviour patterns of crocodilians

How Australia’s saltwater crocodiles are being made scapegoats amid increasing conflicts with humans

There is no evidence to prove that their increased migration is causing attacks on humans as news report claim

Odisha’s Kendrapara now India’s only district to have all 3 species of crocodilians

A baby gharial was found in a Kendrapara river on August 29; the district is already home to saltwater and mugger crocodiles

Has Odisha’s Bhitarkanika reached a saturation point for its estuarine crocodiles? Experts say yes

Human-crocodile conflict in and around the park could spike unless steps are taken to address the rising numbers of crocodiles

‘Water trains’ hold key to survival of 350 mugger crocodiles in Rajasthan’s Pali

Water levels in the Jawai dam are down to three feet in which the animals will not be able to survive

World Crocodile Day: Experts flag dip in gharial count in Odisha

Only 14 gharials were spotted at Satkosia gorge in Tikarpada in state’s Angul district in 2019, claimed a former forest official

Andamans want 'absolute protection' for saltwater crocodile to be withdrawn

The union territory’s administration has sent a proposal to delist the animal from Schedule 1 of the Wldlife Protection Act ‘in order …

Yes, there are crocodiles in Iran and they are in trouble due to climate change

Crocodile attacks on humans in Iran’s poorest province are on the rise as drought fastens its hold on the country

Gharials of Chambal

The Gharial Conservation Program is one of India's best faring wildlife conservation efforts. R K Sharma, an officer at the Gharial breeding …

Namibia to pay $8,297 to relatives of people killed by wild animals

However, families whose kin have been killed by crocodiles and hippos while swimming and bathing in rivers won’t get any compensation

Bhitarkanika crocs dying due to getting caught in illegal fishing nets

A total of 25 animals may have been killed in the past seven years, with the latest case happening on March 21

The Northern Territory does not have a crocodile problem – and ‘salties’ do not need culling

The territory’s current crocodile management plan is an example of large predator conservation done right

More than 90% of the world’s salt marshes may soon succumb to sea level rise: Study

In a sea level rise scenario, the only solution left with plants will be to colonise new areas or to go uphill, but this may not be possible in …

Officials shed crocodile tears

Crocodiles today abound in captive breeding centres in India. But the government still applies to them a protection law that was relevant two …

50 mugger crocodiles die in Kota in a month

The Kala Talab has been filled with fly ash and soil to build residential colonies in the east Rajasthan city on the Chambal, resulting in …

Two gharials spotted in Kosi river in Bihar after half a century

A team of scientists found in Saharsa district an adult and a juvenile gharial, which they believe belong to the endangered resident population …

Bhitarkanika will die if freshwater extraction by industries continues: Activist

Bhitarkanika, the second-largest mangrove forest in India will be destroyed if freshwater continues to be extracted from the Brahmani river basin

New strategy suggested to save crocodiles

Respecting the territorial rights of crocodiles will help reduce the chances of conflict between the interests of humans and reptiles.

The tomistoma does not usually attack humans but that is happening now; here is why

Attacks on humans in Indonesia may be increasing due to increasing intrusion in their habitat, study suggests