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{{Short description|Indian government institute}}
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{{Infobox government agency
| name            = Wildlife Institute of India
| logo            = Logo of the Wildlife Institute of India.svg
| formed          = 1982
| parent_department = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]], [[Government of India]]
| website        = https://www.wii.gov.in/
}}
{{Wildlife of India}}
{{Wildlife of India}}
The '''Wildlife Institute of India''' (WII), an autonomous [[natural resource]] service  institution under the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change]], [[Government of India]], was established in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Wildlife Institute of India |publisher=Wildlife Institute of India |url=https://wii.gov.in/about_wildlife |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608034604/https://wii.gov.in/about_wildlife |archive-date=8 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The '''Wildlife Institute of India''' ('''WII''') is a research institution established in 1982 under the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change]] of [[Government of India]]. It is engaged in wildlife research in areas of study like biodiversity, endangered species, wildlife policy and management, wildlife forensics, ecology, [[ecotoxicology]], and climate change. It also aids in conducting wildlife census. It has a {{cvt|180|acre}} facility in [[Chandrabani]] in [[Dehradun district]] of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name=About>{{cite web|url=https://wii.gov.in/mandated-background|title=Mandated background|publisher=Wildlife Institute of India|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About us|url=https://wii.gov.in/contact-us|publisher=Wildlife Institute of India|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>
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.<ref>http://www.wii.gov.in</ref> 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 of India|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 [[Indian Forest Service|India Forest Service Officers]] and also those who are recruited as the State Forest Officers is done here itself.


==Directors==
==Directors==
The current director of Wildlife Institute of India is Dhananjai Mohan who was appointed in December 2019.  He was formerly Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Planning and Financial Management and Chairman of State Biodiversity Board in Uttarakhand.<ref name="Azad">{{Cite news|last=Azad |first=Shivani |date=4 December 2019 |title=Dhananjai Mohan appointed director of Wildlife Institute of India |newspaper=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/72354559.cms }}</ref>
The WII is headed by a director.<ref>{{cite news|last=Azad |first=Shivani |date=4 December 2019 |title=Dhananjai Mohan appointed director of Wildlife Institute of India |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/72354559.cms }}</ref>


Previous directors included:
* V. B. Saharia (1982-1985)<ref name=About/>
* Vinod Bihari Mathur from February 2014 to (June 2019?)<ref name="WII-3">{{Cite web|title=Appointment of Dr. V.B. Mathur as Director, WII |date=9 March 2014 |publisher=Wildlife Institute of India |url=https://wii.gov.in/dr-v-b-mathur-appointed-as-wii-director |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517200051/https://wii.gov.in/dr-v-b-mathur-appointed-as-wii-director |archive-date=17 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Hemendra Singh Panwar]] (1985 to 1994)<ref>{{cite web|last=Panwar |first=Hemendra Singh |date=29 October 2015 |title=What ails DPR and EIA of Ken-Betwa Link Project: A Note for EAC of MoEF&CC |publisher=South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) |url=https://sandrp.in/2015/10/29/what-ails-dpr-and-eia-of-ken-betwa-link-project-a-note-for-eac-of-moefcc/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515185922/https://sandrp.in/2015/10/29/what-ails-dpr-and-eia-of-ken-betwa-link-project-a-note-for-eac-of-moefcc/ |archive-date=15 May 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Radha Krishna Goel from 2013 to February 2014<ref name="WII-3" />
* Priya Ranjan Sinha (September 2004 to June 2013)<ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. P.R. Sinha |publisher=Wildlife Institute of India |url=https://wii.gov.in/dehradun_pr_sinha |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515183415/https://wii.gov.in/dehradun_pr_sinha |archive-date=15 May 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Farewell: Shri P.R. Sinha |date=2013 |url=https://wii.gov.in/images/images/documents/enewsletter_summer_2013.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318112840/https://wii.gov.in/images/images/documents/enewsletter_summer_2013.pdf |publisher=Wildlife Institute of India |archive-date=18 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Priya Ranjan Sinha from September 2004 to June 2013<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mr. P.R. Sinha |publisher=Wildlife Institute of India |url=https://wii.gov.in/dehradun_pr_sinha |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515183415/https://wii.gov.in/dehradun_pr_sinha |archive-date=15 May 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Farewell: Shri P.R. Sinha |date=2013 |magazine=E-Newsletter of W.I.I. |url=https://wii.gov.in/images/images/documents/enewsletter_summer_2013.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318112840/https://wii.gov.in/images/images/documents/enewsletter_summer_2013.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Radha Krishna Goel (June 2013 to February 2014)<ref name=WII>{{cite web|title=Appointment of Dr. V.B. Mathur as Director, WII |date=9 March 2014 |publisher=Wildlife Institute of India |url=https://wii.gov.in/dr-v-b-mathur-appointed-as-wii-director |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517200051/https://wii.gov.in/dr-v-b-mathur-appointed-as-wii-director |archive-date=17 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Hemendra Singh Panwar]] from 1985 to 1994, first director of the Wildlife Institute of India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Panwar |first=Hemendra Singh |date=29 October 2015 |title=What ails DPR and EIA of Ken-Betwa Link Project: A Note for EAC of MoEF&CC |publisher=South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) |url=https://sandrp.in/2015/10/29/what-ails-dpr-and-eia-of-ken-betwa-link-project-a-note-for-eac-of-moefcc/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515185922/https://sandrp.in/2015/10/29/what-ails-dpr-and-eia-of-ken-betwa-link-project-a-note-for-eac-of-moefcc/ |archive-date=15 May 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Vinod Bihari Mathur (February 2014 to June 2019)<ref name=WII/>
* Dhananjai Mohan (December 2019-present)<ref>{{cite news |author=Shivani Azad|date=4 December 2019 |title=Dhananjai Mohan appointed director of Wildlife Institute of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/dhananjai-mohan-appointed-director-of-wildlife-institute-of-india/articleshow/72354559.cms |access-date=2022-06-13 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]]
* [[Forest Research Institute (India)]]
* [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]]
* [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]]
* [[Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species]]
* [[Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species]]
* [[Forest Research Institute (India)]]
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]]
* [[List of Environment and Forest Research Institutes in India]]
* [[List of Environment and Forest Research Institutes in India]]
* [[Van Vigyan Kendra|Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK)]] Forest Science Centres
==See also==
* [[List of think tanks in India]]
* [[List of think tanks in India]]
* [[Van Vigyan Kendra]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.wii.gov.in/ Wildlife Institute of India official website]
* [http://www.wii.gov.in/ Wildlife Institute of India official website]
* [http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/database.html ENVIS Centre: Wildlife & Protected Areas (Secondary Database)]; Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
* [http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/database.html ENVIS Centre: Wildlife & Protected Areas (Secondary Database)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227234702/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/database.html |date=27 December 2009 }}; Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
* [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]
* [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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[[Category:Research institutes in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Environmental studies institutions in India]]

Latest revision as of 19:24, 4 March 2026


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Wildlife Institute of India
Agency overview
Formed1982
Parent departmentMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
Websitehttps://www.wii.gov.in/

Template:Wildlife of India The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is a research institution established in 1982 under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change of Government of India. It is engaged in wildlife research in areas of study like biodiversity, endangered species, wildlife policy and management, wildlife forensics, ecology, ecotoxicology, and climate change. It also aids in conducting wildlife census. It has a 180 acres (73 ha) facility in Chandrabani in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand.[1][2]

Directors[edit | edit source]

The WII is headed by a director.[3]

  • V. B. Saharia (1982-1985)[1]
  • Hemendra Singh Panwar (1985 to 1994)[4]
  • Priya Ranjan Sinha (September 2004 to June 2013)[5][6]
  • Radha Krishna Goel (June 2013 to February 2014)[7]
  • Vinod Bihari Mathur (February 2014 to June 2019)[7]
  • Dhananjai Mohan (December 2019-present)[8]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mandated background". Wildlife Institute of India. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "About us". Wildlife Institute of India. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Azad, Shivani (4 December 2019). "Dhananjai Mohan appointed director of Wildlife Institute of India". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Mr. P.R. Sinha". Wildlife Institute of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Farewell: Shri P.R. Sinha" (PDF). Wildlife Institute of India. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Appointment of Dr. V.B. Mathur as Director, WII". Wildlife Institute of India. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Shivani Azad (4 December 2019). "Dhananjai Mohan appointed director of Wildlife Institute of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

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