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Conservation project bears fruit: Odisha welcomes first natural nesting of gharials after 45 years
June 23, 2021

After 45 years of wait, Odisha is now seeing the first natural nesting of gharials. As many as 28 hatchlings were spotted in the Satkosia range of Mahanadi river in May of this year.

Gharial is considered among the most critically endangered and genetically weak species, compared to saltwater crocodiles and muggers.

The journey for conservation of Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) started in 1975 at Gharial Research and Conservation Unit (GRACU), Tikarpada, and adjoining Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary along the Mahanadi river in Odisha.

Source: India Today