Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) mourns the passing of Mr Ratan Lal Yadav,
employed by the Chhattisgarh Forest Department as a casual worker in
Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary, on March 19, 2017 at the age of 55.

 The late Mr Yadav hailed from the village of Dumarpadao. He had been working with the
forest department in the North Udanti Forest Range for 15 years and had been
associated with WTI’s Central India Wild Buffalo Conservation Project
as a tracker since June 2016.

 Mr Yadav died on duty while tracking an adult male wild buffalo that charged
and fatally injured him. “He was one of our best trackers”, said Dr Rajendra Mishra,
WTI’s Regional Head (Central India); “a hardworking man completely devoted
to his work. His death is a tragedy and has been a shock to us all.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family.”