Wildlife Institute of India

Wildlife Institute of India
Agency overview

Formed	1982
Parent department	Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
Website	https://www.wii.gov.in/

Wildlife of India

Biodiversity Fauna Flora Lists Amphibians Ants Birds Butterflies Endangered animals Fish Mammals Molluscs Moths Odonates Reptiles Spiders Tiger beetles
Conservation Protected areas Biosphere reserves Communal forests Conservation areas Conservation and community reserves Elephant reserves National parks Private protected areas Ramsar Sites Reserved and protected forests Tiger reserves Wildlife sanctuaries Projects Cheetah Dolphin Elephant Tiger Acts of Parliament Indian Forest Act 1927 Wildlife Protection Act 1972 Wildlife Protection Act 2002
Organizations National Centre for Environment Education Central Zoo Authority Forest Survey of India Indian Institute of Forest Management Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding Ministry of Environment and Forests National Biodiversity Authority National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management National Forest Academy National Institute of Animal Welfare National Museum of Natural History National Tiger Conservation Authority Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute Wildlife Institute of India International Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species International Union for Conservation of Nature South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation World Animal Protection World Association of Zoos and Aquariums World Wide Fund for Nature
Related topics Environmental issues Fossil parks Forestry Natural history Tourism Lists Botanical gardens Ecoregions States by wildlife population Zoological gardens

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.