XXXI Certificate Course in Wildlife Management (1 November 2015 to 31 January 2016) Wildlife Institute of India

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 Objectives

The main objectives of the course are to: (a) Provide understanding and knowledge on modem concepts in wildlife management, (b) Provide an insight into relevant conservation policies and legislation and their enforcement mechanism at Global, Regional, National, State and Local Level, (c) Provide hands on experience and training in use of modem scientific methods, techniques and tools that are required for assessment and monitoring of conservation goals,

Develop understanding of landscape approach to conservation and skills for scientific wildlife management planning, and (e) Develop skills for resolving human wildlife conflict including capture, handling, care and management of wild animals

 

Target Group

 

The Certificate Course is designed for Range Forest Officers or equivalent or others who will work within wildlife and natural resource management sectors with interests in wildlife conservation and management and take leadership role.

 

Eligibility

The course is meant for in-service Officers of the rank of Range Forest Officers or equivalent. Foreign candidates with equivalent forestry/environmental science background and field experience can also be admitted in 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, 2015. They should be fit to withstand the arduous outdoor training programme.

Nomination

The nomination process usually starts with the Institute inviting nominations from the State Forest Deptts/Foreign Governments/Agencies of eligible candidates. The curriculum-vitae along with 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 along with the fee, where applicable. Admissions will be made on a "first-come-first serve' basis subject to fulfilling of the laid down eligibility criteria.

The Institute also accepts nominations from foreign nationals of requisite qualification sponsored by Global Tiger Forum and other conservation funding agencies.

Duration

 

The duration of the course is three months covering one academic session from 1st  November 2015 to 31st  January 2016.

 

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:

a.  Wildlife Species and Habitats

b.  Population  Estimation

c.  Remote Sensing and GIS

d. Wildlife Management (Human Wildlife Conflict including Capture and Restraint, Wildlife Health Management, Habitat Management, Law, Management Planning, Enforcement and Monitoring, Ex-situ Conservation and management, Communities and Outreach).

 

Field Tours

 

Wildlife Orientation/Local Excursion: Guided nature walks to orient trainees towards natural history observation specifically on bird/plant/butterfly identification, Familiarization with major vegetation types, Identification of direct and indirect evidences of animals, Visit to a wetland area, Demonstration of field equipments for wildlife  survey- GPS, Rangefinder, radio-tag.

 

Wildlife Techniques Tour: Practical aspects of wildlife biology will be covered viz., Characterizing floral and faunal diversity, wildlife habitats and their monitoring. Participants will be required to undertake exercises in habitat description, mapping and evaluation, estimation of wildlife populations, biomass estimation and diet preference of species. The participants will be given hands-on training to analyze the data collected in the field using softwares. Lab  based  analysis of faecal samples will be demonstrated.

Wildlife Management Tour: In this tour, the officer trainees would visit selected protected areas and zoological parks to learn a range of  wildlife management practices. Emphasis will placed on studying wildlife protection measures, management of boundaries and activity zones; issues relating to enclaved villages and control of human disturbance, tourism and infrastructure management; control of wildlife  damage; habitat management practices; ecotourism and ecodevelopment  activities.

In addition, field visits to nearby Protected Areas/Institutions/Organizations/Zoos are also organized from  time to time during  the period of training.

 

Assessment and Course Awards

 

Assessment is an integral part of the learning process and will be based on module wise performance of officer trainees both in class room and during field exercise. Evaluation will also include group discussion, assignments, written and oral tests.

 

Training Cost

 

This is the paid course for all the participants. The cost for the trainees for Indian trainees will be Rs.3,20,000/-  and the cost for the Foreign national's will be US$6000 or equivalent.

The training allowance and to & fro travel expenses of the candidates while joining/returning from the course would be borne by the Sponsoring Government/Agency and paid to the candidate separately as per their norms. Board and lodging for the entire duration of the course are included in the course fee. The course fee also include local travelling and camping, field gear/stationery and books/study materials. The sponsoring agencies are advised to insure sponsored candidates comprehensively for any medical treatment for the duration of the training. For the duration of the training, the medical bill reimbursement, if any, will be made by the respective State Governments/Sponsoring Agency.

 

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 Indian and foreign candidates to the course.

 

Alternatively course fee by sponsoring agency can also be paid by banking. Bank details can be obtained from the Course Director.

 

Deadline

 

The nominations of the Indian candidates duly completed in all respects should reach this Institute latest by 31st July, 2015, while nominations of the foreign nationals duly completed in all respects along with indication of financial support/sponsorship by 31st August, 2015.

 

For further details, please contact

 

DR. BHUPENDRA S. ADHIKARI

Course Director

MR. SALVADOR LYNGDOH

Associate Course Director

XXXI Certificate Course in Wildlife Management 

Wildlife Institute of India

P. Box No. 18, Chandrabani

Dehradun- 248 001, Uttarakhand, India.

Tel: +91-135-2646128 /2646281 Fax: +91-135-2640117

Email: adhikaribsi [at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in/salvador [at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in

 

Please also send copy by email to the Dean, Faculty of Wildlife Sciences (dean [at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in) for information.

 

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