Wildlife Institute of India

Indian government institute

Wildlife Institute of India
Agency overview

Formed	1982
Parent department	Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Website	https://www.wii.gov.in/

Wildlife of India

Biodiversity Fauna Flora Lists Amphibians Ants Birds Butterflies Endangered animals Fish Mammals Molluscs Moths Odonates Reptiles Spiders Tiger beetles
Protected areas Biosphere reserves Communal forests Conservation areas Conservation and community reserves Elephant reserves National parks Private protected areas Ramsar Sites Reserved and protected forests Tiger reserves Wildlife sanctuaries
Conservation Projects Cheetah Dolphin Elephant Tiger Acts of Parliament Indian Forest Act 1927 Wildlife Protection Act 1972 Wildlife Protection Act 2002
Organisations National Ministry of Environment and Forests National Biodiversity Authority Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding Council of Forestry Research Indian Forest Service / Survey Institute of Forest Management Wildlife Institute Tiger Conservation Authority Zoo Authority International Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) South Asian Zoo Association (SAZARC) World Animal Protection World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Related topics Environmental issues Fossil parks Forestry Natural history Tourism Lists Botanical gardens Ecoregions Zoological gardens Wildlife population Elephant Tiger Wildlife
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The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous natural resource service institution established in 1982 under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India.^[1] WII carries out wildlife research in areas of study like Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Wildlife Policy, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Forensics, Spatial Modeling, Ecodevelopment, Ecotoxicology, Habitat Ecology and Climate Change. WII has a research facility which includes Forensics, Remote Sensing and GIS, Laboratory, Herbarium, and an Electronic Library.^[1] The founder director was V. B. Saharia while the first Director was Hemendra Singh Panwar who remained the director from 1985 to 1994. Trained personnel from WII have contributed in studying and protecting wildlife in India. The national tiger census or the All India Tiger Estimation, is done by WII along with NTCA and state forest departments.

The institute is based in Dehradun, India. It is located in Chandrabani, which is close to the southern forests of Dehradun. The campus is 180 acre's, from which 100 acre's is in wilderness and 80 acre's is operational facilities. It is close to Rajaji National Park. The training of the direct recruits of the India Forest Service Officers and also those who are recruited as the State Forest Officers is done here itself.

Directors

The current director of Wildlife Institute of India is Dhananjai Mohan who was appointed in December 2019.^[2] He was formerly Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Planning and Financial Management and Chairman of State Biodiversity Board in Uttarakhand.^[3]

Previous directors included:

Vinod Bihari Mathur from February 2014 to (June 2019?)^[4]
Radha Krishna Goel from 2013 to February 2014^[4]
Priya Ranjan Sinha from September 2004 to June 2013^[5]^[6]
Hemendra Singh Panwar from 1985 to 1994, first director of the Wildlife Institute of India.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "About Wildlife Institute of India". Wildlife Institute of India. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
^ Shivani Azad (4 December 2019). "Dhananjai Mohan appointed director of Wildlife Institute of India | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ Azad, Shivani (4 December 2019). "Dhananjai Mohan appointed director of Wildlife Institute of India". The Times of India.
^ ^a ^b "Appointment of Dr. V.B. Mathur as Director, WII". Wildlife Institute of India. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015.
^ "Mr. P.R. Sinha". Wildlife Institute of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020.
^ "Farewell: Shri P.R. Sinha" (PDF). E-Newsletter of W.I.I. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2015.
^ Panwar, Hemendra Singh (29 October 2015). "What ails DPR and EIA of Ken-Betwa Link Project: A Note for EAC of MoEF&CC". South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP). Archived from the original on 15 May 2020.

External links

Wildlife Institute of India official website
ENVIS Centre: Wildlife & Protected Areas (Secondary Database); Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
"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
Official website of: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests

Legislation from Official website of: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests

"Legislations on Environment, Forests, and Wildlife" from the Official website of: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests
"India’s Forest Conservation Legislation: Acts, Rules, Guidelines", from the Official website of: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests
Wildlife Legislations, including - "The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act" from the Official website of: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests

Dehradun

Education

Academies

Boarding Schools

Military Schools

Private Schools

Universities

DIT University
Dev Bhoomi Group of Institutions
Doon University
Forest Research Institute
- FRI and College Area
Himgiri Zee University
Himalayan Institute of Technology
ICFAI University
IMS Unison University
Indian Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
Indian Institute of Petroleum
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
Kelvin Institute of Technology
Quantum University
SYNTELations
Tula’s Institute
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
Uttarakhand Technical University
Uttaranchal Dental & Medical Research Institute
Uttaranchal University
Wildlife Institute of India

Religious Universities	Luther W. New Jr. Theological College

Buildings

Stadiums	Abhimanyu Cricket Academy Doon School Ground Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Transportation

Airports	Dehradun Airport
Railway Stations	Dehradun Motichur Raiwala Junction Rishikesh Yog Nagari Rishikesh

Cities and Towns

Locations

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Zoos	Alipore Zoological Gardens Allen Forest Zoo Amirthi Zoological Park Arignar Anna Zoological Park Bannerghatta Biological Park Chhatbir Zoo Chennai Snake Park Gopalpur Zoo Gorewada Zoo Gulab Bagh and Zoo Guwahati Zoo Indira Gandhi Zoological Park Indore Zoo Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park Jaipur Zoo Jijamata Udyaan Lucknow Zoo Madras Crocodile Bank Marble Palace Zoo Mysore Zoo Nandankanan Zoological Park National Zoological Park Nehru Zoological Park G. B. Pant High Altitude Zoo Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park Parassinikkadavu Snake Park Sajjangarh Biological Park Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden Sandish Compound Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park Tata Steel Zoological Park Thrissur Zoo Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Warangal Zoo
Safari Park	Etawah Safari Park Tiger and Lion Safari, Shimoga
Aquariums	Bangalore Aquarium Taraporewala Aquarium
Organisations	Central Zoo Authority of India Zoo Outreach Organisation Wildlife Institute of India Indian Institute of Forest Management South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation
Related lists	Botanical gardens in India Wildlife sanctuaries of India
Animals portal

v t e Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (India)
Authorities	Central Zoo Authority of India National Biodiversity Authority National Tiger Conservation Authority
Subordinate offices	Andaman & Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development Corporation Animal Welfare Board of India Botanical Survey of India Central Pollution Control Board Environmental Information System Odisha State Pollution Control Board Delhi Pollution Control Committee Directorate of Forest Education Forest Survey of India Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board National Board of Wildlife National Institute of Animal Welfare National Museum of Natural History National Zoological Park Zoological Survey of India Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
Institutions	Centre for Environment Education C. P. R. Environmental Education Centre, Chennai Centre for Animals and Environment, Bangalore Centre of Excellence in Environmental Economics, Chennai Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions Centre for Ecological Sciences, Bangalore Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystem, Delhi Centre for Mining Environment, Dhanbad Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management
Autonomous Institutions	G. B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Almora Indian Institute of Forest Management Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, Bengaluru Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Wildlife Institute of India
Tribunal	National Green Tribunal
Secretaries	CK Mishra (incumbent)
Ministers	Rajiv Gandhi Bhajan Lal Ziaur Rahman Ansari(As MoS, IC till 25 June 1988) V. P. Singh Nilamani Routray Maneka Gandhi(MoS, IC) Kamal Nath (MoS, IC) Rajesh Pilot (MoS, IC) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Jai Narain Prasad Nishad Saifuddin Soz H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral Suresh Prabhu T. R. Baalu Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ramesh Bais A. Raja Manmohan Singh Jairam Ramesh(MoS, IC) Jayanthi Natarajan(MoS, IC) M. Veerappa Moily Prakash Javdekar(MoS, IC) Anil Madhav Dave(MoS, IC) Dr. Harsh Vardhan Prakash Javdekar (incumbent)
MoS	Mahesh Sharma Babul Supriyo (incumbent)
Legislations	National Green Tribunal Act
Civil Service	Indian Forest Service