Crocodile Dies Of Stress After Chennai Hotel Plays Loud Music

In a tragic news from the city Chennai, a rare Cuban crocodile died of stress caused by loud music played in a resort nearby. The female crocodile at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Centre for Herpetology died on March 30 after the Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort and Spa held an event recently, where loud music was played the whole night.

After the death of the crocodile, the founder of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Romulus Whitaker in his Facebook post blamed the Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort and Spa on social media, stating that the crocodile might have died because of the vibrations of the heavy bass music that was being played at the resort. Also, the vibrations created by the loud music used to cause stress among the animals.

Whitaker also said that in February, the Trust had mentioned the dangers posed on the reptiles after the resort was opened there. "We will now consider moving the group to another location, an expensive and difficult undertaking. As one of the founders of the Croc Bank, I am shattered by this loss. This is really too much," Whitaker added 

Cuban crocodile was a critically endangered species according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) listing. The crocodile bank had five of Cuban crocodiles, out of which one female died on March 30.