Crocodile Blues - Showing April 12
Crocodile Blues showing on April 12 will only be viewable in the US.
The Gharial is one of the world’s most magnificent reptiles. This 20 foot 2000lb fish-eating crocodile evolved with the dinosaurs, and its 150 million year reign in rivers throughout the world, from Spain to Japan, has made it one of the most successful species the planet has ever seen.
Today its future hangs by a thread. In September 2007 the Gharial was officially recognized as “Critically Endangered” by the IUCN , meaning it was one small step away from extinction in the wild. Its numbers had decreased to around 200 breeding adults in only a handful of rivers in India and Nepal.
Then in December 2007 on the Chambal River Sanctuary in northern India Gharial began dying in mysterious circumstances. The following five months saw the death of over 100 animals, or nearly 10% of the entire wild population but no one had any idea of the cause.
Gharial Blues - Presented by Icon Films
