‘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

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

Odisha forest department officials detained a few villagers over the incident

Gujarat's burgeoning crocodilopolis

Vadodara plans a park for crocodiles to keep their numbers and attacks on humans in check

Simply put: Crocodile & tears

Prey again

Andaman villages now deal with crocodile menace

Nearly a fifth of reptiles face risk of extinction, says study 

Threatened species concentrated in Southeastern Asia, West Africa, northern Madagascar, northern Andes and the Caribbean

Human-Croc conflict: Lessons from Down Under

As crocodilians (Alligators, caimans and true crocodiles) re-wild former ranges globally, Australia’s model of croc management and peaceful …

Bhitarkanika now has more estuarine crocodiles

Last year, 1,698 individuals had been spotted

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At least 103 saltwater crocodile nests counted in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika this year

Forest officials say it is a marginal increase from last year

Muggers of Rapti: Anthropogenic threats pose risk to saurians in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park, says study

Park authorities should provide local communities with nature guide training, low interest bank loans for farming and job recruitment in the park …

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

Beautification drive

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

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Question mark on Vishwamitri’s crocodiles as Vadodara Municipal Corp rams their habitat

Vadodara’s municipal corporation started a ‘clean up’ drive July 10 but zoologists say the exercise could have destroyed prime …

Odisha starts project to conserve Bhitarkanika fishing cats

The nocturnal species are not easy to trace; no exact ecological data on their population at the park

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Lives of others

Wildlife is more of an academic concern except when the charismatic tiger is wiped out from a protected forest or our favourite fish vanishes …