Kailash Sankhala | |
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Born | |
Died | 15 August 1994 | (aged 69)
Known for | Environmental activism; Role as first Director of Project Tiger |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Kailash Sankhala (30 January 1925 –20 August 1997) was an Indian biologist and conservationist. He was the director of Delhi Zoological Park and chief wildlife warden of Rajasthan.[1] He is best known for his work in preserving tigers. Sankhala was the first director of Project Tiger, a conservation programme set up in India in 1973.[2] He was well known as "The Tiger Man of India". He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992 and Rajasthan Ratan in 2013.
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