In Katerniaghart, the crue members of the Icon films (Bristol, UK) is busy in shooting the Gharial's life for last few days. Noted herpetologist Romulus Whitaker is the expert commentator in the film, who will nerrate the life cycle of Gharials. This is the breeding time of Gharials and the nesting process has already been accelerated in river Girwa. Gharial has now been declared as 'Critically Endangered' by IUCN very recently . It is twenty time more endangered that tiger. There are not more than 150 breeding population of Gharial is left in the wilderness. The latest 'Toxin insult' phenomenon in Chambal has made the situation more pathetic. Katerniaghat is one of the places where Gharial population has shown a significant increase. The number of male Gharials have increased from 4 to 10. The number of nests have also gone up four times in last three years. It is due to serious efforts done by our motivated team in conservation of Gharial at Katerniaghat. Hope this movie will make people more aware to conserve our one of the oldest life form on planet earth.
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The blue waters with the Ghariyal sun bathing on the sand dunes is a beautiful sight at Katerniaghat. The recent episode at Chambal has move the Ghariyal more towards the endangered level. But the good news of their breeding at Katerniaghat raised hope that the species will once again make a come back , especially with the efforts of the team of men protecting them.
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