Dear Nikhil Sharma,

Thanks for writing to www.careerguide.com!

Your question is not clear. Do you want to know about opportunities in Government department or Forest department in other agencies?

Well, this field offers very good job opportunities in Government, Non-government organizations, research institutions, corporate and international agencies. Forestry and wildlife areas offer several career options as follow: 

Forest Officer:  manages, and conserves forests & wildlife habitats. This term is also known as forester. They can get job in Government Forest Department.

Wildlife Biologist: studies wild animals in forests. They can get jobs in Forest Department conservation or research positions or in academics as well get job opportunities in non-government organizations sector.

Forest Range Officer: looks after forests, sanctuaries, botanical gardens or parks. They get jobs in Government as well as non-governmental organizations.

Dendrologist: is engaged in research on the trees, afforestation etc. Government offers jobs through UPSC or other competitive exams.

Ethnologist: studies wild organism in forest and designs zoo, aquariums, etc. They can get jobs in Government as well as non-governmental organizations.

Animal specialist: coordinates wildlife damage management, engage in  reducing or eliminating wildlife damages.They get jobs in Government as well as non-governmental organizations.

Entomologists: studies diseases caused by insects and pests. They can get jobs in Government as well as non-governmental organizations.

Silviculturist: studies plant. They get jobs in Government as well as non-governmental organizations.

Wildlife Officer (Forensics): analyze samples related with criminal cases of smuggling, poaching, animal abuse, bio-terrorism, and ecological disasters.They can get jobs in Government departments, academics, as well as non-governmental organizations.

Curators: responsible for the administration of zoo functions and other conservation activities. They can get jobs in Government zoo.

Photographer/Film maker/Wildlife journalist: Photography, documentary film-making, journalism etc. are other challenging career options available to forestry graduates. Agencies like Discovery and Natural Geographic hire full time forest professionals with specific skills.

Researcher/Forest and Wildlife Consultant: Many organizations such as WWF India, Centre for Environment Education, Tata Energy Research Institute, Ernst and Young, KPMG, UNDP, etc. hire forestry graduates/post-graduates. Indian research institutions also hire researchers.

Hope this is helpful. I can provide specific information that you need if you elaborate your question. Feel free to revert if you have any doubts.

Wish you a bright career,

Apurva Kumar Pandya, PhD