Villagers in Odisha’s Malkangiri kill, consume meat of mugger crocodile

Odisha forest department officials detained a few villagers over the incident

Marginal increase: There are 1,811 saltwater crocodiles in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika, annual census reveals

Bhitarkanika, in the state’s coastal Kendrapara district, is one of 3 ‘saltie’ strongholds in India; the Sundarbans and …

Odisha woman survives croc attack in Bhitarkanika

Mamata Jana was collecting prawn seeds when she was attacked by 9-foot-long reptile

Decapitated body of mugger crocodile found in Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary

Forest officers suspect the reptile was hacked by fishers when it got stuck their nets

Most number of saltwater crocodile births in Bhitarkanika this year

Number of hatchlings 50% more than 2021

Croc kills again: Sixth fatal attack in a year near Bhitarkanika

The national park in Odisha is home to over 1,700 saltwater crocodiles

Saltwater crocodiles are slowly returning to Bali and Java. Can we learn to live alongside them?

Historically, crocodiles lived throughout the Indonesian archipelago but were killed off in Bali, Lombok and Java 

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Reptilian riddle

Mob slaughters 300 crocodiles after one kills a man in Indonesia

They killed a protected species and can be fined or imprisoned for it

40 gharials released in Ghaghara river amid lockdown

About 250 gharials have been released in the river since 2014

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (October 1 – 6)

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Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years

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Drought in the Amazon can cause local caiman extirpations, spike human-caiman conflict

Drought conditions have previously been cited as a potential factor in increased alligator attacks on humans

CAMBODIA

Saltie census 2023: 1,793 estuarine crocodiles including 20 whitish ones counted in Bhitarkanika

Last year, 1,784 of the reptiles had been sighted

MALAWI

Uganda

Global Eco Watch: Scientists map transport of fresh water in seas of the Arctic Ocean

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Global Eco Watch: Carnivorous frog enters South Australia, could wreak havoc

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Bhitarakanika sanctuary in Orissa has faulty conservation policy

Could illegal fishing have caused death of 5-foot-long saltie in Bhitarkanika

The reptile’s carcass was found floating in a river inside the park June 3

Global Eco Watch: Kazakhstan’s smallest saiga population records mass calving

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Biting drought fuels human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya, Horn of Africa

Ongoing dry spell displaces wildlife from their habitats in search of pasture and water