America's largest reptile bank based in Arizona has applied to the Federal Government to import six gharials and another equal number of mugger crocodiles from Tamil Nadu, which it says would help preserve these endangered species.
The Phoenix Herpetological Society has applied for permission from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, according to a Federal notification issued on July 17 under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
The Federal Government has asked for public comments on this matter.
