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| name = MK Ranjitsinh Jhala<br />
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| birth_date = 19 February 1939<br />
| birth_place = India<br />
| nationality = India<br />
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| occupation = Author, Chairman of the Wildlife Trust of India<br />
| awards = Lifetime achievement award<br />
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'''Dr. MK Ranjitsinh Jhala''' (born 19 February 1939){{#tag:ref|M. K. stands for [[Yuvraj|Maharaj Kumar]]|group=nb}} is an author and authority on wildlife and nature conservation from India.<ref name="t">{{cite news|title=Tiger's brush with death at Chorbahuli on NH-7|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Tigers-brush-with-death-at-Chorbahuli-on-NH-7/articleshow/50350044.cms|accessdate=13 September 2016|publisher=Times of India|date=28 December 2015}}</ref><br />
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He is a scion of the [[Jhala (clan)|Jhala]] dynasty from the former [[Wankaner State|princely state of Wankaner]] and younger brother of [[Digvijaysinhji Jhala]]. He was born at Ranjit Vilas Palace at [[Wankaner]] on 19 February 1939 and is the second son of erstwhile titular Maharaja of [[Wankaner State|Wankaner]], [[Pratapsinhji Jhala|Captain H.H. Maharana Raj Shri Pratapsinhji Sahib]], by his wife, H.H. Sisodiji Maharani Sri Rama Kanwar Sahiba.{{cn|date=June 2020}} He is grandson of [[Amarsinhji Banesinhji|HH Sir Amarsinhji Banesinhji]], the last ruler of [[Wankaner State]].{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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He served also as Chairman of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI); Dir-Gen CAPART; Dir. and Regional Co-ordinator WWF Tiger Conservation Programme (TCP). Regional Adviser in Nature Conservation (Asia & Pacific) for UNEP. Trustee The Corbett Foundation, member National Forest Commission, Indian Institute of Forest Management Society, International Tropical Timber Organization, Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Board until 2006<ref name=t/><ref>{{cite news|title=Cheetahs going back to India? – The next step|url=http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/india-cheetah928.html#cr|accessdate=13 September 2016|agency=Wildlife Extra|date=9 September 2009}}</ref><br />
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He joined Indian Administrative Services in 1961 and served in various important posts like Secretary for Forests & Tourism in Madha Pradesh 1970-1973, Director Wildlife Preservation 1973-1975. He is author of several books on Indian wildlife and conservation like - "The Indian Blackbuck" (1989), "Indian Wildlife" (1995), "Beyond the Tiger: Portraits of Asian Wildlife" (1997) and others{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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His most noted works are drafting of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 of India and demarcating many forest as wildlife sanctuaries.<ref name=s>{{cite news|title=Meet Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh – Erstwhile Royal, Conservationist, Wildlife Expert And Former Bureaucrat|url=http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/people/interviews/9847-meet-dr-mk-ranjitsinh-erstwhile-royal-conservationist-wildlife-expert-and-former-bureaucrat.html|accessdate=13 September 2016|date=6 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=ch>{{cite news|title=Share lions, forget cheetahs: layers of hurt Gujarati pride|url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/share-lions-forget-cheetahs-layers-of-hurt-gujarati-pride-716436.html|accessdate=13 September 2016|agency=First Post|date=21 April 2013}}</ref> Further, [[Cheetah reintroduction in India|reintroduction of the cheetah in India]] as a policy was implemented upon advisory papers submitted by MK Ranjitsinh Jhala and [[Divyabhanusinh Chavda]]. They presented their papers after through research on how to go about bringing [[cheetah]]s back to India.<ref name=ch/><br />
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He was awarded lifetime achievement award in 2014 for his works in conservation of wildlife.<ref name=s/><ref>[http://www.vimlapatil.com/vimlablog/tag/ranjitsinh-jhala/ Window to my world]</ref><br />
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