For wildlife management : I have completed my 12th from Maths stream and I have interest in wildlife and forest conservation. Plz guide me what I do now?

Dear student,

Since you are interested in forest conservation and wildlife, we suggest you to do a B. Sc in Forestry. Depending on your field of specialisation, you can work either in offices, laboratories or outdoors in the wild. You can also perform an advisory role in the government and non-governmental organisations to encourage management and mainten the earth 's forest reserves. Other areas of work include:

• Work as industrial and agricultural consultants in various industries that utilize forest resources
• Work as financial consultants in forestry organizations
• On the manufacturing side, you can assist in the manufacture of timber, paper and other wood based products.
• You can also work towards prevention of forest fires, wasteland development, social forestry, ecotour ism etc are other area that fall within the ambit of forestry specialists.
• Research in the protection and regeneration of forests is also an important task performed by forests.

Eligibility Criteria to study Forestry:

• B.Sc. Forestry requires 10+2 Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and/or Mathematics.
• M.Sc. Forestry in specialisations such as Forest Management, Commercial Forestry, Forest Economics, Wood Science & Technology, Wildlife Science, and Veterinary Science requires B.Sc. Forestry or a graduate degree in related fields.
• Post-graduates for Forestry or related Master programs may go for Ph.D. and/or research.
• Open universities such as the Indira Gandhi National Open University offer diploma and certificate courses in Forestry.

Colleges offering B. Sc in Forestry course:

• Aligarh Musilm University , Aligarh 
• Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke , Ranchi 
• Glocal University (GU), Saharanpur
• College of Agricultural and Regional Research Station , Krishinager, Dharwas, Karnataka.
• College of Agriculture, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka
• College of Agriculture, Hissar Haryana
• Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences (SHIATS), Allahabad
• College of Agriculture, Ludhiana, Punjab
• College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara, Trichur, Kerala, 
• Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukj Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola 
• Roorkee College of Engineering (RCE)
• Dr. Y.S Parmer University of Agriculture, & Forestry, Solan 
• Forestry Research Institute, Dehradun 
• Tula's Institute the Engineering & Management College (TIEMC), Dehradun