WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA
The Institute was
set up in 1982 as a nodal national agency to meet the urgent
capacity building needs for scientific planning, management and
research in the field of wildlife conservation.
COURSE BACKGROUND
The conservation
of biological diversity through the establishment and management of
national parks and sanctuaries is now globally recognized.
Conservation today is not only important in such Protected Areas (PAs)
but also significant in adjoining managed forests and habitations.
Forestry certainly is an appropriate professional background for
managing national parks and sanctuaries yet this background alone is
not sufficient. Management of PAs requires personnel with
appropriate knowledge and skills in all aspects of wildlife and PA
management. Hence, the Certificate Course in Wildlife Management
was started in the year 1985 and 24 such courses have so far been
completed.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Scientific
management of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries requires
professional inputs from Range Forest Officers or equivalent
ranks. These officers are assigned a wide array of tasks such as
conducting wildlife population estimation, organizing anti-poaching
operations, assisting in research, recording visitor statistics and
dealing with people. The 3-month Certificate Course aims to train
Range Forest Officers or equivalent ranks in practical day-to-day
management of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. This is
achieved by imparting knowledge in the basics of biodiversity and
wildlife conservation, understand the Management Plan prescriptions
and learn techniques to implement them.
ELIGIBILITY
The course is
meant for in-service Officers of the rank of Range Forest Officers
or equivalent.
Foreign nationals
with equivalent forestry/environmental science/ wildlife management
background and field experience are also eligible for admission to
the course, provided they have adequate knowledge of English.
Both Indian and
Foreign candidates should preferably be below 35 years of age and
not more than 40 years on November 1, 2009. They should be fit to
withstand the arduous outdoor training programme.
Admission to the
course will be on a “first-come-first serve” basis.
NOMINATION
The nomination
process starts with the Institute inviting nominations from the
State Forest Deptts/Foreign Govts/Agencies of eligible candidates.
The curriculum-vitae alongwith passport details of foreign nationals
are required to be filled in the prescribed form attached herewith
and sent to Institute with the endorsement of the Sponsoring Agency
alongwith the fee, where applicable.
The Institute
also accepts nominations from abroad as well as under the ITEC/SCAAP
scheme of the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India and under
Capacity Building Programmes from Global Tiger Forum (GTF), New
Delhi.
DURATION
The duration of
the course is three months covering one academic session from 1st
November 2009 to 31st January 2010.
ATTENDANCE:
Participation in
all components of the course, tours, excursions, lectures,
practicals, examinations, group discussions and symposia etc is
compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS
The broad outline
of the course structure includes the following modules:
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Biology of
Indian Wildlife
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Wildlife
Habitat and Population Assessment Techniques
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Introduction
to Wildlife Conservation and Management
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Wildlife
Management-I : Habitat
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Wildlife
Management-II: Animals and Protected Areas
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Wildlife Law,
Administration and Management Planning
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Ex-situ
Conservation and Wildlife Health
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Computers and
GIS Applications in Wildlife Management
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Conservation
Education, Nature Interpretation and Wildlife Tourism
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Ecodevelopment for Biodiversity Conservation.
FIELD TOURS
Wildlife Orientation-cum-Techniques Tour : Introduction to
field techniques in monitoring, measuring and describing wildlife
habitats. Trainees undertake exercises in mapping and measurement
of habitat parameters, wildlife abundance estimation techniques and
description of wildlife populations, capture and handling of wild
animals and health care.
Wildlife Management Tour : Visiting selected protected areas
and zoological gardens to study and evaluate management practices.
Emphasis is placed on wildlife protection measures, field
operations, control of biotic pressures, tourism management, control
of wildlife damage and habitat management practices. Trainees
maintain field note books and tour journals for recording field
observations and activities.
In addition,
field visits to nearby Protected
Areas/Institutions/Organizations/Zoos are also organized from time
to time during the period of training.
AWARD OF CERTIFICATE
A
Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who secure 50%
or more aggregate marks in the class room tests, wildlife management
field practicals and other examinations. A candidate must secure at
least 50% marks in each subject. Those who fail to qualify are
awarded a Certificate of Attendance.
TRAINING COST
:
* Indian
candidates
All expenses for
the candidates nominated by the State Forest Departments will be
borne by the Institute. This includes :
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Total
training cost
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To and fro
travel fares (while joining and returning) as per WII TA Rules
within pay scale of Rs. 4350/- to Rs. 8449/- (AC Chair
Car/Highest Class in Bus) and Rs. 8550/- to 16400/- (First
Class/AC Second/Highest Class in Bus),
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Training
allowance @ 1800/- per month for three months
-
DA on tours
(as applicable)
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Board and
lodging expenses while on tour will be as per rules of the
Institute.
* Foreign
Nationals including GTF & other sponsored candidates
US $ 2,240
The training
allowance and to & fro travel expenses of the candidates while
joining/returning from the course would be borne by the Sponsoring
Govt/Agency and paid to the candidate separately as per their
norms. Board and lodging expenses while on tour are included in
the course fee.
Traveling and
camping, field gear/stationery, books/study material, and hostel
accommodation would be provided to all participants.
A bank draft
of the above amount should be sent in the favour of the Director,
Wildlife Institute of India payable at Dehradun at the time of
admission of foreign candidates to the course.
BOARDING/LODGING
The trainees are
provided with semi-furnished two room suites with attached toilet in
the Institute’s Hostel. The Institute provides all the basic
infrastructure facilities for running a co-operative mess in the
hostel manned by the trainees themselves. Basic mess charges come
to approximately Rs 2500/- (US $ 63) per month per trainee but
shall depend upon the menu fixed by the trainees themselves
DEADLINE
The nominations
of the foreign and Indian candidates duly completed in all respects
should reach this Institute latest by 31st
August 2009 and 15th September
2009 respectively.
For further details contact:
COURSE
DIRECTOR
Dr. Bilal Habib
Course Director
XXV Certificate
Course in Wildlife Management
Wildlife
Institute of India,
Chandrabani,
Dehradun – 248 001 (Uttarakhand, INDIA)
Phone :
+91-135-2640111 to 115; Fax :+ 91-135 – 2640117
E-mail :
bh@wii.gov.in,
dean@wii.gov.in
Download Application Form
application_form.pdf