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Romulus Whitaker was born on 23 May, 1943 in New York City, United States, is an American-born Indian herpetologist. Discover Romulus Whitaker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Occupation Herpetologist, Conservationist
Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 23 May 1943
Birthday 23 May
Birthplace New York City, United States
Nationality United States

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His wife is Zahida "Zai" Whitaker Futehally (m. 1974; divorced) Janaki Lenin

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1939

He has one older sister, Gail (b. 1939).

After his parents divorced, his mother (who had custody of her children) married Rama Chattopadhyay, son of Harindranath and Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay.

The family, including Rom and Gail, initially settled in New York City.

1943

Romulus Earl Whitaker (born 23 May 1943) is an American-born Indian herpetologist, wildlife conservationist, and founder of the Madras Snake Park, the Andaman and Nicobar Environment Trust (ANET), and the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust.

1951

In 1951, after the birth of Rom's half-sister Nina, they all moved to Bombay (now Mumbai).

Rom's stepfather Rama Chattopadhyay was a pioneer in color film processing; he established India's first colour motion-picture processing lab in Worli, Mumbai.

1953

Rom's half-brother Neelkanth was born in Mumbai in 1953.

1960

Rom continued his education (begun in New York) at the Kodaikanal International School (class of 1960).

He studied briefly at the University of Wyoming.

During the early Vietnam era, as an American citizen of the correct age, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he trained and served as a medic on a military base hospital in Japan.

1963

After his Army tour of duty, he apprenticed from 1963 to 1965 at the Miami Serpentarium with Bill Haast, whom he affectionately calls "guru".

A short career in the Merchant Navy brought him back to India, and he has lived here ever since.

He is now a naturalized Indian citizen.

1974

In 1974, Whitaker married Zai Whitaker, and the couple had two sons, Nikhil and Samir.

However, the marriage eventually failed, and the couple were divorced.

He later married again and his wife, Janaki Lenin, is an Indian.

They live on a farm just south of Chennai, on the outskirts of Chengalpattu town in Tamil Nadu.

1986

In 1986, well into his 40s, Whitaker earned a B.Sc. in wildlife management from Pacific Western University.

This was merely a by-product of his lifelong passion for wildlife, especially of the reptilian variety.

He is also a licensed amateur radio operator, holding an Indian callsign, VU2WIT.

Whitaker was the founding director of the Snake Park in Chennai.

The park was conceived to rehabilitate the Irula tribe, who are known for their expertise in catching snakes.

The tribals were left jobless after the ban of snake trading.

Whitaker helped the Irula tribe to get involved in extracting snake venom used for the production of antivenom drugs.

Rom is the founder-director of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust Centre for Herpetology, actively involved in crocodile breeding and conservation programs.

Whitaker is currently coordinating an effort to save the gharial, a critically endangered species of Crocodilia on the brink of extinction, with less than 250 individuals left in Indian waters.

2005

In 2005, he was a winner of a Whitley Award for outstanding leadership in nature conservation.

He used this award to found the Agumbe Rainforest Research Station in Karnataka, for the study of king cobras and their habitat.

2008

In 2008, Whitaker was selected as an associate laureate in the 2008 Rolex Awards for Enterprise for his efforts to create a network of rainforest research stations throughout India.

2010

On 27 December 2010, the Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, during a visit with Rom at the Madras Crocodile Bank, announced the formation of a National Tri-State Chambal Sanctuary Management and Coordination Committee for gharial conservation on 1,600 km2 of the National Chambal Sanctuary for gharials along the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

The committee will comprise representatives of the states' water resources ministries, state departments of irrigation and power, Wildlife Institute of India, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, the Gharial Conservation Alliance, Development Alternatives, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Worldwide Fund for Nature, and the divisional forest officers of the three states.

The committee will plan strategies for protection of gharials and their habitat.

This will involve further research on the species and its ecology and socioeconomic evaluation of dependent riparian communities.

Funding for this new initiative will be mobilized as a subscheme of the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats in the amount of Rs.50 to 80 million (US$1 to 1.7 million) each year for five years.

This project has long been advocated by Rom Whitaker.

Whitaker is a member of the advisory committee and the editorial board of the Bombay Natural History Society, correspondent of The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, USA, advisor of Irula Tribal Women's’ Welfare Society, Afforestation Project, member of the Centre for Science and Education, New Delhi, and of the Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad.

He co-founded the Tamil Nadu Society for Social Forestry Research and the Palni Hills Conservation Council.

2018

For his work in wildlife conservation, he received the Padma Shri award in 2018 by the Government of India.

Whitaker (known as "Rom") was born in New York City, United States, to an American couple.

His mother, Doris Norden, was an artist, and his father served in the United States Army.