Foresters are responsible for the management of forest resources through the use of biological techniques. Their main interest lies in the preservation and utilization of its resources. Forests are important as they serve as home for wild animals, tribes and forest-dwellers and also as they control aridity. Researchers, educationists, extension workers and management officers work as a team of senior forestry officials to protect the forests in our country.

The avenues that are open for you are numerous! Armed with a basic degree in Biology, one can opt for research. He/she can even become still life photographers like Belinda Wright, Bedi Brothers (Rajesh and Naresh) Joanna Van Gruisen etc. There is wide scope in filmmaking (a la Mike Pandey and Alva Brothers) as also in wild life journalism. BBC wild life is a fabulous journal, worth mentioning in this connection. At the international forum opportunities exist in television channels like Discovery and Natural Geographic, which conduct in-depth research in wildlife, flora, ecology and evolution of species etal.

In case you area law graduate, you could choose to become a wildlife lawyer and help in preventing illegal activities like poaching, smuggling of animal products, torture and cruelty to animals and so forth. Or else you can be a wild life historian, and even consultants to the government or the private sector. You could also choose to become an environmentalist-cum-primatologist like Dr.Iqbal Malik who is perpetually in the news in connection with the monkey menace in the Indian capital.

Another upcoming segment is that of wildlife consultants for premier organizations like World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India, Centre for Environment Education, located in Ahmedabad, Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI). Consultancy firms like Ernst and Young, KPMG hire wildlife consultants to do environment impact assessments prior to their projects.

A good number of NGO hire Indian biologists and veterinarians to undertake projects in South Africa, Kampuchea, Vietnam among others. The widest sector of employment is provided by the Indian Forest Service, with a national cadre and a forest department in each state and union territory running more than one environment assessment project at any given time. Last but not the least the individual can opt for teaching-a relatively sedate and secured profession!