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Well-wishers help Madras Crocodile Bank avoid a financial crisis during pandemic

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Mint that the sanctuary was “coping amazingly well" after well-wishers and wildlife conservationists stepped in with aid over the past few months.The Madras Crocodile Bank was set up in 1976 by Romulus Whittaker, a US-born herpetologist.

Set in an 8-acre campus on the outskirts of Chennai, it is home to over 2,000 reptiles, including includes snakes, lizards, turtles and 17 species of crocodiles.

Every year it attracts nearly 4.5 lakh visitors from across India and beyond.Since mid-March, the government of India banned visitors to zoos and wildlife sanctuaries to prevent the spread of covid-19.

The sudden dip in footfall, said a report by Reuters on 10 August, meant the crocodile park missed out on nearly Rs1.4 crore in ticket sales..

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