Wildlife Institute of India

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The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India.

WII carries out wildlife research in areas of study like Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Wildlife Policy, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Forensics, Spatial Modeling, Ecodevelopment, 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 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. 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.

References

↑ http://www.wii.gov.in

External links

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

Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Airports

Jolly Grant Airport

Education

Academies

Boarding Schools

Military Schools

Private Schools

Universities

Religious Universities	Luther W. New Jr. Theological College

Buildings

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

Transportation

Railway Stations	Dehradun Raiwala Rishikesh

Cities and Towns

Locations

Zoos of India

Zoos	Alipore Zoological Gardens Allen Forest Zoo Amirthi Zoological Park Arignar Anna Zoological Park ChattBir Zoo Chennai Snake Park Gopalpur Zoo Etawah Wildlife Safari Park Gulab Bagh and Zoo Guwahati Zoo Indira Gandhi Zoological Park 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 Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo, Nainital 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 Thrissur Zoo Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo Warangal Zoo

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

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Wildlife Institute of India

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