The rare and ancient gharial, with its distinctive long snout, faces critical endangerment in northern India's rivers. Unlike crocodiles, gharials are gentle giants crucial for river ecosystem health.

Bardiya, Aug. 22 -- Across two breeding ponds deep inside Bardiya National Park, dozens of tiny gharial hatchlings splash in the water, snap at small fish and bask on sandy banks in the afternoon sun.

A viral photo shows 100 baby crocodiles riding on their father's back, demonstrating rare parental protection. Captured by a wildlife photographer in India, this image brings attention to the ...

The gharial's jaw is so narrow it cannot eat anything larger than a fish. Gavialis gangeticus evolved that way over millions of years, a specialist so refined it cannot pivot. That specialisation is ...

Buoyed by Gharial recovery efforts in West Champaran district’s Gandak river, the Bihar government, Los Angeles Zoo and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) have agreed to strengthen conservation efforts ...

A lone female gharial has temporarily overshadowed the one-horned rhino in eastern Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. Wildlife officials and specialists are not sure how this gharial ...