On 12th and 13th August, a female gharial called Padma and a male called Gorai were transferred between Rajshahi and Dhaka Zoos, both in Bangladesh. Prior to this exchange, Rajshahi had only held female gharials and Dhaka only males. The hope is for the gharials at both zoos to begin mating by the end of this year and be producing offspring by mid-2018. Recently suitable habitat for gharial has been located in Bangladesh, so a successful captive-breeding programme will allow the possibility of a reintroduction programme. More information about the project is here: Blog: First Ever Gharial Exchange in Bangladesh: Facilitating Captive Breeding of a Critically Endangered Species
First 2 eggs found from the Gharial-pair but due to floodings of the enclosure both were rotten. It is however hoped they will try again to breed : https://phys.org/news/2019-10-rare-...2oh-6TZZftxim_O0pM8D1e1gwl8mI3IRdy4MyJNvugL5I
They require a sand bar nesting base for eggs to be deposited fine. Rumors have it they might modify the gharial habitat.
