Forest & Wildlife Management

Dr V B Mathur | Director | Wildlife Institute of India

What is Forest & Wildlife Management?

You may be curious about a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management. Almost everyone seems to be talking about How to start a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management, while one should first develop an understanding of What is a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management. The internet is a great source of information on Forest & Wildlife Management, but it is second best to learning about the same from a real professional.

Director Dr V B Mathur has worked in Forest & Wildlife Management for 4 years & 10 months. Director Dr V B Mathur defines Forest & Wildlife Management as:

Forest management is a branch of forestry concerned with overall administrative, economic, legal, and social aspects, as well as scientific and technical aspects, such as silviculture, protection, and forest regulation. This includes management for aesthetics, fish, recreation, urban values, water, wilderness, wildlife, wood products, forest genetic resources, and other forest resource values.

How Director Dr V B Mathur got into Forest & Wildlife Management?

I did B Sc in Zoology, Botany & Chemistry and M Sc in Zoology from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. I obtained my Doctorate in Wildlife Ecology from University of Oxford, UK. I have served in Indian Forest Services for some time and over two decades at Wildlife Institute of India. I am Director at Wildlife Institute of India.

Director Dr V B Mathur's Talk on Forest & Wildlife Management

Starts with what is:
1)	Forestry & Wildlife Management

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Forest & Wildlife Management. Here is a list of Education items required for Forest & Wildlife Management:
2)	Geography
3)	Natural Resources
4)	Zoology
5)	Botany

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. 90% success in Forest & Wildlife Management depends on Skills. It is crucial to understand these. It defines Skills in terms of following items for Forest & Wildlife Management:
6)	Passion for Outdoors
7)	Care & Concern for Nature
8)	Ability to Work for Long Hours
9)	People Skills
10)	Leadership

There are great positives of Forest & Wildlife Management. This Talk explains these Positives of Forest & Wildlife Management:
11)	Opportunity to Work in Nature
12)	Travelling
13)	Connect with Nature & Wellbeing

It is important that one develops a fair understanding of the Challenges of Forest & Wildlife Management:
14)	Insensitivity towards Environment
15)	No Commercial Returns

In the final section of the Talk, Dr V B Mathur talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
16)	Forestry & Wildlife Management

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LifePage Career Talk on Forest & Wildlife Management

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https://www.lifepage.in/careers/forest-and-wildlife-management-1

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https://lifepage.app.link/20180526-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtHzUOVMh58

(Forest & Wildlife Management, Dr V B Mathur, Wildlife Institute of India, Director, Indian Forest Services, IFS, Research, Wildlife Management, Zoology, Botany)

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