India reptile park faces closure due to pandemic-induced financial crunch | Video

Chennai, Aug 7 (EFE/EPA).- A reptile park, home to several endangered and unique species like iguanas and cobras, in southern India, is on the verge of a shut down due to an ongoing financial crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Its keepers say that over the last one year or so, it has become a challenging task to keep afloat the park, a go-to spot to get close with threatened reptile species, situated inside the Guindy National Park in Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state.

"The park faces a serious financial crisis due to a prolonged closure that resulted in completely draining the revenues over the past more than 16 months," its executive chairman S. Paulraj told EFE. (Camera: IDREES MOHAMMED).

B-ROLL OF A REPTILE PARK IN CHENNAI, INDIA.

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Date: 07/08/2021 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Human interest » Animal
Health » Epidemic and plague
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 49 seconds
Reference: 7001095821
Relevance: Normal