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Madras
Crocodile Bank Trust |
Add: Post Bag 4
Mamallapuram - 603104
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 91-4114-272447 , 4114-242511
Email: mcbtindia@vsnl.net
Website:
Contact: Mr Harry Andrews
Purpose: Education, Environment, Forestry, Sustainable
Development, Training, Tribal issues, Water
Aim/Objective/Mission: The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
is the first crocodile breeding centre in Asia, was founded
by Romulus Whitaker in 1976 to conserve crocodiles and
establish programmes for the conservation and propagation
of other species of endangered reptiles. Since 1976 over
1500 crocodiles and several hundred eggs have been supplied
to various State Forest Departments for restocking programmes
in the wild and for setting up breeding facilities in
other states in India and neighboring countries. |
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