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About Madras Crocodile Bank :
THE MADRAS CROCODILE BANK TRUST & CENTRE FOR HERPETOLOGY
By the mid 20th century hunting crocodilians was a lucrative enterprise throughout the tropics, and by the 1970s, along with rivers being dammed and polluted, India’s croc populations had been brought to the brink of extinction. Realizing this fact, the Indian government protected all three species of Indian crocodilians under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
Responding to the need of that time, The Madras Crocodile Bank focussed on the specific goal of securing breeding populations of the 3 species of Indian crocodilians: the mugger (Crocodylus palustris), the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) and the rarest of all, the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus).
The Croc Bank was originally designed to be a genetic repository of crocodiles for safekeeping, to protect and multiply until such time when they could be returned to restock their original wild habitats. This action was initially met with tremendous success, but today, release into the wild has stopped due to shrinking wilderness areas and the lack of suitable habitat.
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TIMINGS & TICKETS
Timings: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, Last Ticket: 5:00pm, Closed on Mondays
The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology: The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology is a reptile zoo and herpetology research station, located 40 kilometres south of the city of Chennai, in state of Tamil Nadu
Address:
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology
4,Mamallapuram-603 104,Tamil Nadu, S. India
Map Link: www.google.com....
Entry tickets : Adult: Rs.100/-, Children below 10 years : Rs.50/-
Night Safari : Tuesday - Sunday 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
(Email [e-mail] Leave a message at 9445980950)
Tickets : Rs.300/-
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