WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA (WII)

Subject : Environment

Context: Two years after the controversial shooting of Pandharkawda tigress T1, nicknamed Avni, authorities are set to release into the wild her female cub after successfully radio-collaring her by WII.

Concept :

• The three-year-old cub, named T1C2, is currently under observation in a five-hectare enclosure at Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), where she was brought after being captured in December 2018.
• Since then, Forest Department officials have been carrying out “re-wilding” exercises — releasing natural prey to let her gain experience in hunting.
• Wildlife Institute of India
• Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an internationally acclaimed Institution, which offers training program, academic courses and advisory in wildlife research and management.
• WII carries out wildlife research in areas of study like Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Wildlife Policy, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Forensics, Spatial Modeling, Eco development, Habitat Ecology and Climate Change.
• It was established in 1982.
• It is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India.
• The institute is based in Dehradun.