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Madras Crocodile Bank – 50th year
August 30 , 2026
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- The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) in Chennai has completed 50 years of reptile conservation.
- It was established by Romulus ‘Rom’ Whitaker and Zai Whitaker to conserve crocodiles and other reptiles.
- The 8.5-acre centre houses over 400 crocodiles, including 47 gharials, along with turtles, snakes and lizards.
- MCBT conducts captive breeding, research, reptile education and snake-bite mitigation programmes.
- It also supports conservation initiatives such as the Andaman and Nicobar Environmental Team (ANET) and the Irula Snake Catchers’ Industrial Cooperative Society.
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