Best Forestry & Wildlife Careers : Courses, Jobs & Salary in India In 2023
- Naief Khatri
- July 28, 2023
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Forestry & Wildlife Careers Eligibility Criteria
A Forester manages forest resources through application of bio-techniques with the aim of sustainable utilization. The government is forever designing new schemes for such conservation purposes – this creates many opportunities in the field for teams of senior forestry officials comprising researchers, educators, workers and managers. Agricultural institutes around the country offer graduate, post-graduate and doctoral courses.
- B.Sc. Forestry requires 10+2 Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and/or Mathematics.
- M.Sc. Forestry in specialisations such as Forest Management, Commercial Forestry, Forest Economics, Wood Science & Technology, Wildlife Science, and Veterinary Science requires B.Sc. Forestry or a graduate degree in related fields.
- Post-graduates for Forestry or related Master programs may go for Ph.D. and/or research.
Open universities such as the Indira Gandhi National Open University offer diploma and certificate courses in Forestry.
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Forestry & Wildlife Careers Eligibility Salaries
- Rs. 10000+ from NGO or private organisations
- Rs. 4575 – Rs. 8000 for government positions
- Rs. 15000 – Rs. 20,000 for researchers, Enthologists, Entomologists, Silviculturistsis, Forest Range Officers, and Zoo curators etc.
Forestry & Wildlife Career Options
- Researchers
- Photographers
- Film/documentary making for BBC, Discovery, National Geographic
- Wildlife journalism
- Wildlife Lawyer protecting against poaching, smuggling of animal products, torture and cruelty to animals
- Wildlife historian/consultant to organisations such as World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India, Centre for Environment Education, located in Ahmadabad, Tata Energy Research Institute (TER
- Wildlife impact assessment officer/consultant in the hire of companies like Ernst and Young or KPMG
- Vets and biologists for NGOs
- The Indian Forestry Service that offers positions of Forester, Dendrologists, Enthologists, Entomologists, Silviculturistsis, Forest Range Officers, Zoo curators, Teaching positions in universities
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Forestry and Wild Life Institutes
- Wildlife Institute of India (WII)Â in Dehradun is the premier institute for wildlife research and education in India. It offers a number of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in wildlife science.
- Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)Â is a premier national organization for forestry research and education in India. It has a number of institutes and centers located across the country that offer a variety of forestry courses
- Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife (AIFW)Â in Noida is a private university that offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in forestry and wildlife.
- Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun is the oldest forestry institute in India. It offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in forestry.
- Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) in Jodhpur is a premier institute for research on arid zone forestry in India. It offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in arid zone forestry
