Union Environment Minister presides over 28th meeting of reconstituted WII Society
The Wildlife Institute of India Society met in Coimbatore for the first time after its reconstitution for a three-year tenure.
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The 28th Meeting of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Society was held at the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CaSFOS), Coimbatore. It was presided over by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav, who is also the President of the WII Society.
This was the first meeting of the Society after its recent reconstitution for a three-year tenure. The previous nominated members’ terms had expired in April this year.
UPSC may frame this as the role of scientific institutions in managing biodiversity, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and supporting evidence-based conservation policy. The focus can extend to Centre-State coordination and the use of technology in wildlife management.


