Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

• It is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
• It was established in 1982.
• It is based in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
• It offers training programs, academic courses, and advisory in wildlife research and management.
• WII carries out wildlife research in areas of study like Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Wildlife Policy, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Forensics, Spatial Modeling, Eco-development, Habitat Ecology, and Climate Change. WII has a research facility that includes Forensics, Remote Sensing and GIS, Laboratory, Herbarium, and an Electronic Library.