Sankhala died on 15 August 1994 in Jaipur.
Sankhala's son Pradeep Sankhala took over the charge
According to Kailash Sankhala, the last white tiger ever seen
Kailash Sankhala(30 January 1925-
15 August 1994) was an Indian naturalist and conservationist.
Sankhala noted there was a belief amongst local people that leopards
and tigers naturally hybridise.
According to Kailash Sankhala, the last white tiger ever seen
in the wild was shot in 1958.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has established the Kailash Sankhala Fellowship award for conservation efforts.
Kailash Sankhala was the first conservationist who raised his voice
in favour of protecting the tiger as early as 1956.
Sankhala's son Pradeep Sankhala took over the charge
of the Tiger Trust after his father's death and upon his death in 2003, his son Amit Sankhala stepped in.