Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun

Name: Wildlife Institute of India
Address: Dehradun, India

#4 among attractions in Dehradun

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The Wildlife Institute of India, an autonomous natural resource service institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India, was established in 1982. 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. 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 in India. The national tiger census or the All India Tiger Estimation, is done by WII along with NTCA and state forest departments. ()

Coordinates: 30°17'47"N, 77°59'48"E

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Wildlife Institute of India – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Forest Research Institute, Ram Rai Darbar, Tapkeshwar Temple, Doon Valley.

3.3 miN
Museum
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
84 min walk • The Forest Research Institute वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान is a Natural Resource Service training institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is an institution in the field of forestry research in India for Indian Forest Service cadres and all State Forest Service cadres.
2.6 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Park
Ram Rai Darbar, Dehradun
67 min walk • Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib is a Sikh place of worship in Dehradun, India, dedicated to Baba Ram Rai, eldest son of Guru Har Rai, the seventh of the ten Sikh Gurus.
4.4 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Tapkeshwar Temple, Dehradun
112 min walk • Tapkeshwar Temple in Dehradun, also known as Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, is one of the most famous temples dedicated to Shiva. Situated by the forest side, the main shivalinga at the temple is inside a natural cave.
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Doon Valley, Dehradun
114 min walk • The Doon Valley is an unusually wide, long valley within the Sivalik Hills and the Lesser Himalayas, in the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. Within the valley lies the city of Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand state.
4.6 miSE
Town, Area
Clement Town, Dehradun
119 min walk • Clement Town is a cantonment town in Dehradun, Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Clement Town is seven kilometres from the clock tower in main city of Dehradun. Saharanpur and Haridwar are 65 and 54 km respectively.
3.4 miNW
Town, Area
Dehradun Cantonment, Dehradun
87 min walk • Dehradun Cantonment is a cantonment town in Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It was established in 1913.
4.2 miNE
Universities and schools
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun
108 min walk • The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing is a premier institute for research, higher education and training in the field of Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics and GPS Technology for Natural Resources, Environmental and Disaster Management under the Indian Department of Space, which was established in the year 1966.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Mohan Pass, Rajaji National Park
121 min walk • Mohan Pass is a principal pass in the Sivalik Hills, the southernmost and geologically youngest foothills running parallel to the main Himalayas.
3.5 miSE
Universities and schools
Doon University, Dehradun
90 min walk • Doon University is a state public university located in Dehradun in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand.
2 miS
Universities and schools
Graphic Era University, Dehradun
51 min walk • Graphic Era Deemed to be University is a private deemed-to-be university in Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
2.5 miNE
Universities and schools
Uttaranchal University, Dehradun
64 min walk • Uttaranchal University is the University located at Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India near Indian Military Academy. It was established by an Act of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly under Shri Shushila Devi education foundation.UGC act under 12 and 12.