Falling Tungabhadra Water Levels Brought Mugger Crocodiles Onto Riverbanks in Kurnool
Receding water in the Tungabhadra brought mugger crocodiles onto exposed banks in Kurnool, where one was attacked by…
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Mugger Crocodile Habitat Use in the Moyar River Was Most Closely Linked to Fish Biomass
A 2026 Wildlife Institute of India dissertation found that mugger crocodile habitat use in the Moyar River was…
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Wild Adult Mugger Crocodile Recorded Galloping for the First Time
A 2026 natural-history note reports the first known record of a free-ranging adult mugger crocodile galloping, after a…
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Most Modelled Suitable Mugger Crocodile Habitat Lies Outside Existing Protected Areas
A new model for southern India identifies more than 2,200 km² of potentially suitable mugger crocodile habitat, with…
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Mugger Mission Documented More Than 40 Fish Species Along the Bharja River
A 2026 Mugger Mission report from Maharashtra documented more than 40 fish species in the Bharja River and…
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Mugger Crocodile Behaviour Shifted With Season and Time of Day in Wilpattu
A year-long study in and around Wilpattu National Park recorded 231 mugger crocodile sightings and found clear changes…
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Preliminary Vadodara Census Counted 417 Mugger Crocodiles in the Vishwamitri River
A preliminary February 2026 count recorded 417 mugger crocodiles in the urban Vishwamitri River in Vadodara while teams…
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Five of Similipal’s 84 Counted Mugger Crocodiles Were at a Breeding Centre
A January 2026 census report for Similipal listed 84 mugger crocodiles: 78 in South Similipal, one in North…
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