Gharials, most distinctive of crocs, are most in need of protection, study shows

KATHMANDU — Something occurred to Phoebe Griffith as she observed gharial and mugger crocodiles in and around Nepal’s Chitwan National Park, she recalls. Both crocodiles live in the same environment, and from the neck down they’re everything one would expect a crocodile to look like. But the similarities end there. “Gharials are critically endangered, they … Continue reading Gharials, most distinctive of crocs, are most in need of protection, study shows