Odisha introduced a award of Rs. 1,000 to preserve gharials in Mahanadi River Basin. Gharials, now and again called gavials, are a kind of Asian crocodilian individual by their long, skinny snouts. Crocodilians are a team of reptiles that consists of crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and more.
Highlights:
India has three species of Crocodilians namely:
Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus): IUCN Red List- Critically Endangered
Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris):
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IUCN- Vulnerable.Exception: Saltwater Crocodile populations of Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are included in Appendix II of CITES.