Centre For Wildlife Studies

The Centre for Wildlife Studies(CWS) works to conserve nature and wildlife through conservation efforts, education on the importance of the environmen Read moret, policy interventions to aid conservation and takes up initiatives to help communities living within protected forests. It takes up focused research into tigers and now has expanded its space to include leopards, wild dogs, sloth bears and many other predatory species. It collects data through field-based research, radio telemetry, population modelling and estimation. It also researches into life thriving on land developed for agroforestry like coffee, rubber and areca plantations which contain a variety of rich birds, mammals and amphibians. It looks at developmental pressures created by human construction while advocating for the connectivity of wild habitats across India advising national, state-level policy and decision makers being part of a high-level group. Ongoing field research is being conducted by the Centre to understand the views on nature-based tourism analysing tourism trends, visitor management practices and policies across reserved forests in India. The main focus is to balance the joy of seeing nature and also not disturb nature and wildlife. CWS also works to understand how diseases affect wildlife and their impact on livestock and humans who come into contact frequently with wildlife due to living in the forest fringe areas or within the forest reserves. The team and founders of CWS have published many articles talking about the different aspects of nature conservation efforts and are present on its website for public reading. CWS also offers doctoral programmes, Masters programmes and for people who are interested to study abroad. Partnering with Manipal University and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), it offers PhD in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and a two-year Masters Degree Programme in Wildlife Biology And Conservation respectively.

CWS envisions a society that values and protects its natural heritage, fostering a sustainable environment where wildlife thrives and human well-being is interconnected with the health of the natural world.

CWS has established conservation programs like Wild Seve, Wild Shaale, and Wild Surakshe to address human-wildlife conflict, environmental education, and public health in wildlife areas.