First Photographic Record of Gharial (<i>Gavialis gangeticus</i>) from Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, India

Tridip Sharma; Sunit Kr. Das; Pranab J. Bora; Anupam Sarmah; Pranav Chanchani; Prachi Thatte; Rabin Sharma; Ramesh Kr. Gogoi; Kanak Baishya

doi:10.36808/if/2023/v149i10/169740

First Photographic Record of Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) from Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, India

Authors

Tridip Sharma Brahmaputra Landscape, Assam, WWF
Sunit Kr. Das Brahmaputra Landscape, Assam, WWF
Pranab J. Bora Brahmaputra Landscape, Assam, WWF
Anupam Sarmah Brahmaputra Landscape, Assam, WWF
Pranav Chanchani Secretariat, New Delhi, WWF
Prachi Thatte Secretariat, New Delhi, WWF
Rabin Sharma Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, Assam Forest Department, Assam
Ramesh Kr. Gogoi Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, Assam Forest Department, Assam
Kanak Baishya Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, Assam Forest Department, Assam

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2023/v149i10/169740

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