Updated: Project comes after success of the first phase of rehabilitating critically endangered species Share Article AAA Critically endangered gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) being released in the Beas conservation reserve Punjab department of forests and wildlife preservation in association with WWF-India, February 12, 2021 | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Project comes after success of the first phase of rehabilitating critically endangered species Buoyed by the success of the first phase of rehabilitating critically endangered gharials ( Gavialis gangeticus) in the rivers of Punjab, the State Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation on Friday released 23 captive-bred gharials in the Beas conservation reserve. Earlier, in 2017-18, during the first phase of ‘Gharial Reintroduction Project’ as many as 47 gharials were released in the Beas conservation reserve in batches in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts.