Wildlife Institute of India
- Wildlife Institute of India
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is a government institution run by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education which trains wildlife managers and wildlife researchers. Trained personnel from WII have contributed in studying and protecting wildlife in India. WII has also popularized wildlife studies and careers.
The institute is based in Dehradun, India. It is located in Chandrabani, which is close to the southern forests of Dehradun.
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education [ [http://envfor.nic.in/icfre/icfre.html INDIAN COUNCIL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (ICFRE), DEHRADUN; Description from the website of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India] ] also runs the Forest Research Institute and the Indian Institute of Forest Management.
ee also
* Wildlife of India
* Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM)
* Indian Forest Service (IFS)
* Forest Survey of India (FSI)
* Wildlife conservation
* Ex-situ conservation
* In-situ conservation
* Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA)
* Zoo Outreach Organisation, an NGO
* Environmental enrichment
* Heini Hediger
* List of Conservation topics
References
External links
* [http://www.wii.gov.in/ Wildlife Institute of India official website]
* [http://www.indianaturewatch.net/index.php “Online Photo Galleries” on Nature and Wildlife of India at "India Nature Watch (INW)" - spreading the love of nature and wildlife in India through photography]
* [http://www.envfor.nic.in/ Official website of: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests]
Legislation from Official website of: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests
* [http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html “Legislations on Environment, Forests, and Wildlife” from the Official website of: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests]
* [http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#S “India’s Forest Conservation Legislation: Acts, Rules, Guidelines”, from the Official website of: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests]
* [http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#R Wildlife Legislations, including - “The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act” from the Official website of: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests]
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