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    India's largest crocodile park strapped for cash after COVID-19 lockdowns

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    India's largest crocodile park strapped for cash after COVID-19 lockdowns

    The park is home to more than 2,000 crocodiles and alligators, as well as several reptiles


    Published:  August 11, 2020 11:33 Reuters  and  compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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    A general view of the empty Madras Crocodile Bank, closed due to the outbreak of coronavirus, in Mahabalipuram, Chennai. The park may have as little as four months before it runs out of funds to feed animals, pay staff and do research, as ticket revenue shrinks after coronavirus lockdowns choked the flow of visitors, park officials said. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology, which has bred more than 5,000 crocodiles during its existence, houses 14 of 23 existing crocodile species, three of them endangered. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Annual sales of about 5 million tickets usually make up roughly half the revenue of the park, located about 40 km from the southern city of Chennai, but it has been shut since March 16, with no prospect of reopening in sight. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    The lockdowns during the summer vacation season have cost an estimated 14 million rupees ($187,000) as visitors dropped by almost 2.5 million, said Allwin Jesudasan, the director of the Madras Crocodile Bank. "Our present funding situation will allow us to stay functional for another three or four months," he said. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Zoo keepers feed crocodiles in their enclosure. Started in 1976 by American-born snake expert Romulus Whitaker, who has also won recognition for his conservation work, the park is spread over 8.5 acres (3.44 hectares). Image Credit: REUTERS
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    It is home to more than 2,000 crocodiles and alligators, as well as reptiles such as turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    "Our senior staff have taken a voluntary 10% to 50% pay cut on their salaries and we have cut down our activities to just the critical ones," the park said in an appeal for funds on its website. But the future of its staff and animals was not immediately clear after funds are exhausted. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A crocodile face model is covered with a plastic bag at the Madras Crocodile Bank. Image Credit: REUTERS

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