Kailash Sankhala, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian naturalist
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Place of Birth: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
About Kailash Sankhala
- Kailash Sankhala (30 January 1925 – 15 August 1994) was an Indian naturalist and conservationist.
- He was the Director of Delhi Zoological Park and Chief Wildlife Warden of Rajasthan.
- 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.
- He was well known as "The Tiger Man of India" and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992.
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