Programme Overview
The M.Sc. in Wildlife Conservation Action at BVIEER goes beyond conventional wildlife science, translating knowledge into real-world impact. Developed in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the program builds on decades of on-ground conservation experience, offering students unparalleled exposure to field-based conservation initiatives. With a strong emphasis on action-driven learning, students engage in hands-on projects, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, species recovery programs, and community-based conservation strategies. The curriculum integrates ecology, policy, law, and geospatial tools, leadership tools, ensuring graduates are equipped to tackle the complex challenges of conservation in today’s rapidly changing world. This unique program shapes future conservation leaders, ready to implement science-backed solutions that make a tangible difference in protecting biodiversity.
The Wildlife Conservation Action course has a transdisciplinary approach that integrates the science of wildlife conservation with social issues in managing and mitigating wildlife conflict and natural resource management. The course provides in depth knowledge of ecosystem and biodiversity conservation and management along with wildlife rescue and rehabilitation as well as legal instruments for wildlife conservation. The Wildlife Conservation course includes the cognitive aspects and technological skills necessary to further a career in the wildlife field. It trains the candidate in skills required for assessment and monitoring of biodiversity, wildlife sciences as well as wildlife management through a combination of course work, intensive field work and internships. The program also builds skills in conducting research and communicating for wildlife conservation. The course provides multiple exit points. The course is administered by the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies.
This Wildlife Conservation Action course is implemented in close collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India, a premier organization involved in action based wildlife research and advocacy.
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