The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Gavialis gangeticus

 – Critically Endangered

Classifications

List of Habitats:
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
List of Threats:
1.3.1Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Mining (ongoing)
1.4.6Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Dams (ongoing)
1.4.9Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Other (future)
4.1.1.2Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Netting (ongoing)
10.6Human disturbance - Other (timing unknown)
List of Conservation Actions:
1.1.1Policy-based actions - Management plans - Development (needed)
1.1.2Policy-based actions - Management plans - Implementation (needed)
1.2.1.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - International level (in place)
1.2.2.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - International level (in place)
2.2Communication and Education - Awareness (needed)
3.9Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (in place, needed)
4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (needed)
4.4.2Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Establishment (in place)
4.4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Management (needed)
4.5Habitat and site-based actions - Community-based initiatives (needed)
5.1Species-based actions - Re-introductions (in place)
5.7.1Species-based actions - Ex situ conservation actions - Captive breeding/Artificial propagation (in place)

Citation: Choudhury, B.C., Singh, L.A.K., Rao, R.J., Basu, D., Sharma, R.K., Hussain, S.A., Andrews, H.V., Whitaker, N., Whitaker, R., Lenin, J., Maskey, T., Cadi, A., Rashid, S.M.A., Choudhury, A.A., Dahal, B., Win Ko Ko, U., Thorbjarnarson, J & Ross, J.P. 2007. Gavialis gangeticus. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 July 2008.
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