Career Options in Forestry/ Wildlife

What are the various career options in this field?

• Forester: The forester is responsible for protecting and regenerating forests, protecting wildlife habitats, checking for and fighting wild fires, landscape management and so on.

• Dendrologists: Dendrologists specialise in the scientific study of trees and woody plants.

• Enthologists: Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour in its natural environment. An enthologist studies and analyses the evolution, behaviour, biological functions etc. of an organism in its natural environment.

• Entomologists: Entomologists specialise in the study and control of diseases caused by insects and pests.

• Silviculturistsis: Silviculture is an aspect of Forestry that refers to the growth of plantations that yield periodic harvests.

• Forest Range Officers: Forest range officers take care of public forests, sanctuaries, botanical gardens etc. They have conservators, loggers and other junior personnel working with them.

• Zoo curators: They are responsible for animal welfare in the zoos and also undertake conservation programmes. Zoo curator plays a role in the administration of zoo functions and captive breeding programs.