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Forest & Wildlife Management

I find a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management very interesting. I want to first understand What a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management entails before I invest time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management. While I was searching for reliable information about a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management, I came across this amazing page: https://www.lifepage.in/careers/forest-and-wildlife-management

Samir Sinha’s professional point of view!

Samir Sinha has 29 years of professional experience in Forest & Wildlife Management. Samir Sinha has worked in Forest & Wildlife Management as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest in Uttarakhand Forest Department. In Samir Sinha’s own words, this is how Samir Sinha got into Forest & Wildlife Management: “I have done my schooling from De Nobili School, Dhanbad. I then did B Sc followed by an M Sc in Applied Geology from Delhi University. I have also done a PG Diploma Honors in Wildlife Management and a Ph D in Wildlife Science. I am from 1990 batch Uttarakhand Cadre. I am Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest with Uttarakhand Forest Department.” This link showed on the first page of search results for Samir Sinha: https://www.lifepage.in/page/samirsinha

Career Video on Forest & Wildlife Management

In a video, Samir Sinha has talked about various aspects of a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management. Samir Sinha started by explaining 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.” The video gave me so much food for thought.

In this video Education was discussed as theoretical topics needed to excel at Forest & Wildlife Management, and not as Qualifications needed to enter Forest & Wildlife Management. Samir Sinha touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:

• Sciences
• Forestry Management
• Wildlife Management
• Wildlife Law Enforcement
• Illegal Wildlife Trade
• Nature & Natural Resources
• Training & Workshops

Skills are the most important factor determining success in a particular Career.
Samir Sinha then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management:

• Right Aptitude
• Leadership
• People Skills
• Media Interface
• Updated with Technology

There are great positives of this Career.
Samir Sinha believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management:

• Close to Nature
• Pride
• Respect & Acknowledgement
• Social Impact

It is important that one develops a fair understanding of the Challenges of this Career.
And, Samir Sinha believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management:

• Work-Life Balance
• Managing Natural Resources
• Meeting Expectations
• Criminal Encounters

In the final section of the video Samir Sinha talks about How a day goes in a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20180406-0001