Section 13(2) in The Indian Forest Service (Probationers' Final Examination) Regulations, 2016
(2)Wildlife management. - (a) Habitat Ecology: Introduction to the concept of plant and animal succession; concept of habitat, different types of habitats i.e. forests, grassland, deserts, freshwater, marine, estuarine, wetland, animal habitat use patterns; concept of habitat preference & critical habitats; edge effect, niche, limiting factors, role of fire, grazing and other natural calamities like floods, cyclones, tsunami etc. in habitat modification; invasive species and their control, mapping of wildlife resources, Protected Area (PA) Network; Island biogeography & protected area design.(b)Population Ecology & Conservation Biology: Life history traits; patterns of population growth, density dependent and independent mechanisms; concept of population viability analysis (PVA), carrying capacity, meta-population and evolutionary significant units (ESU); monitoring and estimation of wild animals: case study of tiger; endangered species management - principles & practices of reintroduction, restocking; preparation of recovery Plans.(c)Illegal trade in wildlife species and products: Wild animals and animal products in illegal trade and methods (involvement of local people, instruments used, trade routes, trans-boundary issues in illegal trade (inter division, interstate, international), control measures (intelligence gathering, data base of criminals, crime charts, crime mapping, deceptions used, electronic surveillance devices, study of crime scenes, forensics, collection and preservation of evidence, arrest, interrogation, investigation, preparation of case records, court procedures etc.), case studies on successful prosecutions.(d)Human wildlife conflict & mitigation: Nature, causes and mitigation of depredation by wild animals: case studies from India and abroad; wild animal barriers, role of communities in management of conflict situations, crowd control, role of district administration.(e)Management of animal in distress and their rehabilitation: Introduction to physiology of stress, shock and trauma, safe capture of wild animals - equipments and techniques, basic pharmacology of immobilisation drugs, drug classification, legal aspects, immobilisation of ungulates, carnivores and mega herbivores , management of elephants in musths, transport of wild animals, design of transport cages, rehabilitation and monitoring.
