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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav Presides Over 71st National Wildlife Week (WLW) 2025 in Dehradun.

National | Dated: 09 Oct 2025

In October 2025, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), presided over the 71st National Wildlife Week (WLW 2025) celebrations held from October 2 to 8 at Hari Singh Auditorium, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGFNA), Forest Research Institute (FRI) Campus, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The theme of WLW 2025 was “Human-Wildlife Coexistence”, focusing on gathering community support to move from ‘conflict to coexistence’. The event was organised by the MoEF&CC in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), IGFNA, and FRI.
  • - During the event, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav launched five major national projects for species conservation — Phase-II of Project Dolphin, Project Sloth Bear, Project Gharial, Centre of Excellence on Human-Wildlife Conflict (CoE-HWC) at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), and Project Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves (TOTR).
  • - He also released four national-level action plans and field guides for species estimation, population assessment, and monitoring programmes to strengthen wildlife research and conservation strategies across India.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The Minister virtually inaugurated the State Forest Service (SFS) Officers’ Mess at the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CASFoS) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, aimed at improving training infrastructure and capacity building for forest officers.
  • (ii) The three-week-long National Hackathon on Human-Wildlife Coexistence (HWC) concluded during the event, with participation from 420 innovators across 75 institutions and 20 States and Union Territories (UTs).
  • (iii) The hackathon showcased Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools, spatial analytics, and community engagement models for real-time human-wildlife conflict mitigation.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Who recently presided over the 71st National Wildlife Week (WLW) 2025 celebrations held in Dehradun?

Correct Answer: Bhupender Yadav

🚀 Quick Recap:

About Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

  • Union Minister : Bhupendra Yadav
  • Headquarters: New Delhi