Conservation
Gavialis gangeticus is listed on CITES Appendix I. Conservation programs have been undertaken in India and Nepal, based on the establishment of protected areas and restocking these with animals born in captivity, but nowhere has restocking re-established viable populations. Over 5,000 juvenile gharials were released into largely inhospitable habitats in Indian and Nepali rivers and left to their fate. But reintroduction didn't work so well there largely due to growing and uncontrolled anthropogenic pressures, including depletion of the fish resources. Monitoring has not been consistently carried out, and little research on adaptation, migration and other key aspects has been conducted.
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