If you’ve ever wanted to work in India’s forests, rivers, and wild places — or behind the scenes keeping them protected — this page is for you. We track jobs, fellowships, internships and volunteering opportunities across India’s leading wildlife conservation and research organisations, plus international bodies with India operations or roles open to Indian applicants. Updated regularly.
Last updated: Monday, 7 September 2026.
Key: 🟢 ACTIVE JOBS 🟡 INTERNSHIPS / VOLUNTEERING 💰 GRANTS (not jobs) 🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING
🟢 Active Jobs
🌿 Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
India’s apex wildlife research and training institution under MoEFCC, Dehradun.
August 2026 Cycle — 22 Research Project Positions (Advt. No. WII/ADVT. 1/RP–CELL/August, 2026): hiring across 22 categories of positions for various research projects. Advertisement dated 14 August 2026; closing date extended via corrigendum dated 31 August 2026 — could not be re-fetched directly this update (site unreachable), so carried forward unverified from the previous update.
The previously listed Finance Officer (Deputation) post (Advt. dated 21 August 2026) and a Scientist-D/E/F/G (Deputation) post (Advt. dated 24 August 2026) are both deputation-basis postings for existing government employees only, not open to general applicants — excluded from this listing as before.
🔗 wii.gov.in/recruitments · Apply online
🌿 Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Academic Coordinator, School for Science and Conservation (Bengaluru): supports PhD students and conservation-practitioner courses. Master’s degree, 2–4 years’ project coordination experience. Rs 46,000–55,000/month.
Reconfirmed this update via direct fetch — this remains the only listing on NCF’s opportunities page.
🏛️ Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
India’s oldest natural history organisation, working on birds, habitats and conservation policy since 1883. Based at Hornbill House, Mumbai. Roster remains large — around 35 openings live.
Selected current openings: HR Head & Admin · Junior IT Officer (Mumbai) · Botanist — Goregaon-Mulund Link Road survey · Academic Coordinator · Scientific Associate · Assistant Designer (Publications) · Senior Editor (Publications) · Membership Officers (2) · Sales Executive · Administrative Executive & HR Assistant (Mumbai) · Administrative Executive (Vulture Conservation & Breeding Centre, Pinjore, Haryana) · Account Assistant · Asst. Director (Conservation, Mumbai) · Senior Education cum Centre In-Charge.
Field & research roles: Wildlife Veterinarian — Wild Water Buffalo Breeding Programme · Veterinarian & Research Biologist — Avian Conservation Breeding Program (Nagpur) · Conservation Biologist — Vulture Programme · Project Scientist — National Chambal Sanctuary & River Ganga (Madhya Pradesh) · Senior Biologist + 2 Project Fellows — Mahanadi Project · Junior Project Fellows — Upper Ganga (Bijnor/Narora), Prayagraj, National Chambal Sanctuary, Bharatpur, Rajasthan bird-migration study, Ornithology, Fish & Fisheries/Ornithology (Ujani/Bhigwan, 3x posts), Digitization, Lesser Florican Programme · 2 Field Assistants — Ratnagiri/Sindhudurg · Field Assistant & Research Fellow — biodiversity monitoring with the Indian Army, Ladakh · Project Assistant — Hornbill House.
Reconfirmed this update via direct fetch of the live careers page: the roster above matches what BNHS currently has posted, essentially unchanged from the previous update. Internships at BNHS are also open — see the careers page for the current listing. The full advertisement PDFs carry individual dates but no fixed deadlines on most postings.
🔗 bnhs.org/career · cv.hr@bnhs.org
🦁 Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
India’s largest conservation action organisation. Field Officer Wildlife Crime Control (Manipur) · Project Head/Biologist (Bokakhat, Assam) · Elephant Corridor Consultant (Kerala) · Assistant Manager & OiC (Pilibhit) · Assistant Manager Wild Aid Division (Noida) · Programme Officer Right of Passage (Noida) · Restoration Ecologist (Gujarat/Meghalaya) · Field Officer – Biologist (Nagra, Bihar) · Veterinary Surgeon.
There may be further roles beyond what’s confirmed above — check jobs.wti.org.in directly for the complete current list. Reconfirmed this update via multiple third-party job boards mirroring the listing; the current jobs.wti.org.in portal itself could not be fetched directly (an old, superseded version of the site at old.wti.org.in returns only stale 2019 postings and was disregarded).
🐘 WWF India
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Education & Outreach Officer (Mumbai) · Project Officer Conservation (Ahmedabad) · Sr Programme Officer Raptor Conservation (Tezpur) · Biodiversity Specialist Sundarbans (Kolkata) · Landscape Coordinator Satpura-Maikal (Bhopal) · Associate Coordinator Wildlife & Habitats (Delhi) · Manager Conservation Alliances (Delhi) · Project Officer Wildlife Sniffer Dogs/TRAFFIC (Delhi) · Project Officer Sustainable Agriculture (Satpura-Pench) · Programme Officer GIS & RS (Delhi) · Senior Programme Officer — Programme Management & Communications · Senior Education Officer (Kolkata). WWF India also runs a standing internship programme.
The portal renders its listings dynamically — check careers.wwfindia.org directly for the complete, current list. This cycle’s direct fetch of the portal again returned only the generic “working here” landing page with no listing detail, so the roster above is carried forward unverified from the previous update; third-party boards (Naukri) still show roughly 25 open roles as of early September 2026, consistent with the listing remaining current.
🔗 careers.wwfindia.org · Internship info
🔬 Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Bengaluru. Program Manager – Finance (6–8 yrs exp, CA/MBA Finance) · Program Manager – Human Resources (5+ yrs, MBA-HR) · Chief of Staff (15+ yrs) · Outreach Fellow (0–2 yrs, communications/fundraising/donor engagement) · Executive Assistant to the CEO (4–5 yrs supporting senior leadership; listing states a deadline of 20 March 2026, already passed, but remains posted live).
Reconfirmed this update via direct fetch — roster unchanged from the previous update. The previously listed Wild Surakshe: Trainer (Maharashtra) role remains absent from the current careers page — still treated as closed.
🌿 Satpuda Foundation
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Grassroots conservation NGO, Central India. Research Officer, Nagpur (Rs 18,000–20,000/month) · Conservation Officer, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (honorarium Rs 10,000–12,000/month). Listing carries no application dates — treat as a standing/rolling call. Also runs a year-round volunteer/internship programme.
Reconfirmed this update.
🔗 satpuda2001@gmail.com · satpuda.org/jobopportunities.php · Volunteer/Internship page
🐻 Wildlife SOS
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Field Researcher — Elephant Conservation Program (Pan-India) · Veterinary Officer (Maharashtra, DVM required) · Community Engagement (Mumbai) · Community Engagement Associate (Pune/Hyderabad) · Education Officer (Agra/Mathura) · Communications Associate (Bengaluru) · Data Management Associate — Photo & Video Content (Delhi/Agra) · Civil Engineer (Delhi NCR/Agra-Mathura) · Marketing Officer (Delhi) · Resource Mobilization Executive (Delhi/Mumbai/Hyderabad/Bengaluru) · Face-to-Face Fundraising Officers (Delhi). Rolling basis, no fixed deadlines.
Reconfirmed this update via direct fetch of the full careers page — roster unchanged.
🔗 wildlifesos.org/careers · careers@wildlifesos.org
🌿 IORA Ecological Solutions
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Nature restoration and biodiversity conservation. Project Manager — Satpura-Melghat Landscape (Madhya Pradesh) · RA — Remote Sensing and GIS · RA — Climate Change · Assistant Manager — Agriculture · Manager — NbS Origination/Business Development · Finance Manager · Finance Executive/Sr. Executive · HR Manager · Associate — Green Economy & Community-Based Agroforestry · HR Intern (all New Delhi except Project Manager).
Reconfirmed this update via direct fetch — roster unchanged.
🔗 ioraecological.com/opportunity-job-openings · Internships
🐾 Aaranyak
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Assam-based, Guwahati HQ. Apprenticeship Opportunities (ADVT-115) — K9 Handler, Office Helper, Secretarial/PR Support, IT Support, under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (ages 14–35, stipend per NAPS norms), apply via apprenticeshipindia.gov.in, deadline 15 September 2026 — carried forward from the previous update; the careers-2024 page loaded but returned too much content to fully re-verify line-by-line this update, so treat as unconfirmed pending next check.
Researcher for Documentation Work (ADVT-113, Kaziranga–Karbi Anglong/Manas landscape) and ADVT-114 (Project Officer, Women and Sustainable Development, Dampa Landscape, Mizoram) have both closed, per the previous update.
🔗 hr@aaranyak.org · aaranyak.org/careers-2024
🐦 Nature Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Kolkata-based. Manager – Climate, Environment & Youth Citizen Science (Deepor Beel, Guwahati; Rs 50,000–55,000/month) — stated deadline 15 August 2026 has passed but the listing remains live; confirm status before applying. Conference Operations & Stakeholder Coordinator (Kolkata, 9 months, Rs 55,000–60,000/month) and Conference Operations & Coordination Associate (Kolkata, 9–10 months, Rs 35,000–40,000/month) — consultancy roles for the 17th International Living Lakes Conference 2026. Also currently running a paid Biodiversity Internship (Sundarban, Rs 15,000/month stipend) — see Internships & Volunteering section below.
Reconfirmed this update — roster unchanged.
🔗 naturewildlife.org/career-opportunities
🌏 Centre for Environment Education (CEE)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
MoEFCC-supported, Ahmedabad HQ. Executive Associate to the Director (Ahmedabad, three-year fixed-term appointment) — confirmed newly live this update: supports the Director’s office with calendar management, correspondence, stakeholder coordination, documentation and travel logistics. Bachelor’s/Master’s in Management, Social Sciences, Humanities or Communication; 3–5 years’ experience supporting senior leadership. Application deadline: 10 September 2026. Also open: Field Coordinator, Kalawad/Jamnagar (Rs 30,000–32,000/month) · Project Coordinator (Education Sector), Agar-Malwa, MP (up to Rs 55,000/month) · Project Officer (HR), Ahmedabad · Project Officer — Sustainable Textiles/Circular Economy (Ahmedabad) · two further Project Coordinator roles — Livelihood/Women Empowerment and Water/Waste Management (Ahmedabad, approx. Rs 45,000–55,000/month) · Field Coordinators (5 positions) across Narmada, Porbandar, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Rajkot districts, Gujarat (Rs 35,000/month plus field travel, 18-month contract) · Green Key Auditors. A separate table of administrative/operations roles is open in Delhi (Account Assistant, Finance Officer, Project Assistant, Project Executive – M&E, Project Manager, Project Officer – Reporting & Traceability, HR & Procurement Assistant, Communication Officer/Graphic Designer, Project Officer – Facility Management) · NFD, CEE’s parent trust, separately seeks an Accountant and Accounts Officer in Ahmedabad. Sundarvan Nature Discovery Centre roles, Ahmedabad (Naturalist postings; stated deadline of 21 June 2026 has passed but listing remains up). All roles apply via a shared Google Form on the careers page.
Confirmed this update via a full direct fetch of the careers page (previous updates could not load it in full). No Programme Officer/Senior Programme Officer (Director’s Office) or Solid Waste Management Initiative (Noida/Greater Noida/Agra) posting referenced by third-party boards last update was found on CEE’s own listing — those remain unconfirmed and are not included as separate line items.
🏜️ Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Bhuj. Three active notices: Project Scientist / Project Fellow (Advt. No. GUIDE/Recruitment/Project Scientist or project fellow/2026-27/008, 16 July 2026) · Project Assistant, EMAD/IGSTC (Advt. No. GUIDE/Recruitment/EMAD/IGSTC/PA/2026-27/007, 2 July 2026) · Project Staff (Advt. No. GUIDE/Recruitment/Project Staff/2025-26/005, 28 April 2026, downloadable application form). Full role/pay/deadline detail is in the linked notices, not extractable as page text.
Reconfirmed unchanged this update.
🔗 gujaratdesertecology.com/recruitment
🐾 Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre (WRRC)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Bengaluru. Animal Care Assistants & Experts (BRC Attender), Bannerghatta Rehabilitation Centre — daily feeds, enclosure hygiene, monitoring animal health/behaviour, assisting vets. Also currently taking Research Interns (Elephant Care Facility & BRC, studying animal behaviour) — see Internships & Volunteering below.
Reconfirmed this update via direct fetch — unchanged.
🔗 wrrcindia.org/opportunities-at-wrrc
🦉 Wildlife Research and Conservation Society (WRCS)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Pune. Communication Officer (Pune, manages website/social media/donor reports) · Research Officer / Research Biologist (Central India, Forest Owlet population study, 8-month contractual field project, extendable — not for students seeking internships). Apply via contact@wrcsindia.org.
Could not be re-fetched directly this update (page unreachable) — roster carried forward unchanged from the previous update, consistent with what search results show.
🦉 Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Projects Manager (New Delhi HQ), reporting to CEO & Executive Director — Master’s in Wildlife Sciences preferred, 5+ years’ experience. Posting dated December 2025; rolling review until filled.
Reconfirmed live on the jobs page this update via direct fetch — no other openings currently listed.
🔗 vacancy@wpsi-india.org · wpsi-india.org/jobs
🐯 TRAFFIC India
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Recruits via WWF India — see WWF India entry above.
🐾 Coexistence Fellowship 2026
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Two-year, community-paired human-wildlife coexistence fellowship, hosted at the University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), supported by the British Asian Trust, Elephant Family and Rainmatter Foundation. Fellows apply as a team of two (conservation practitioner + community member). 2026 cohort applications open 16 August – 16 September 2026 — reconfirmed still open this update; shortlisted candidates tentatively interviewed the last week of September 2026, with the fellowship beginning 9 November 2026.
🔗 coexistenceconsortium.com/fellowship
🏨 CGH Earth (incl. Wayanad Wild)
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Note: hospitality/ecotourism sector, not a conservation NGO — included because Wayanad Wild and other CGH Earth properties employ resident naturalists. CGH Earth runs a standing recruitment channel across its 19 properties in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Karnataka (including Wayanad Wild). No individual naturalist vacancy is separately posted — apply direct to be considered as roles open.
🔗 careers@cghearth.com · cghearth.com/careers
📸 Sanctuary Nature Foundation
🟢 ACTIVE JOBS
Digital Communications Editor — manages Instagram/Facebook/YouTube/WhatsApp/LinkedIn and newsletters; minimum 2 years’ digital marketing experience, Bachelor’s degree; no application deadline previously stated. Could not re-fetch the main get-involved listing page directly this update to reconfirm it is still live — carried forward from the previous update pending re-verification.
Correction this update: the “Assistant Editor” and “Social Media Intern” pages linked from get-involved, previously listed here as live openings, are confirmed via direct fetch to be stale archived postings (dated to an October 2021 and August 2021 joining date respectively) that remain reachable at their old URLs but are not current vacancies — removed from this listing. A previously noted “Project Assistant” listing could likewise not be verified as current and is also excluded.
🔗 sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/get-involved
🟡 Internships & Volunteering
🐊 Madras Crocodile Bank Trust & Centre for Herpetology (MCBT)
🟡 INTERNSHIPS / VOLUNTEERING
Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu — one of the world’s largest reptile zoos, founded by Romulus & Zai Whitaker in 1976. No paid job listings found; runs an active hands-on volunteer programme (minimum 2 weeks, maximum 1 month) across Research, Education and zoo-maintenance work, plus a Docent programme. Reconfirmed this update. No current openings listed for paid roles.
🔗 volunteer@madrascrocodilebank.org · madrascrocodilebank.org/volunteer_with_us
🐍 Agumbe Rainforest Research Station (ARRS)
🟡 INTERNSHIPS / VOLUNTEERING
Shimoga District, Karnataka — a permanent field station of MCBT in the Western Ghats, founded by Romulus Whitaker in 2005, focused on rainforest ecology and King Cobra research. Volunteering runs year-round in three tiers: short-term (under 15 days), long-term (over 15 days) and internship (long-term, tied to academic projects); volunteers contribute a nominal amount for food/accommodation. Apply via CV + letter of intent. No current paid openings listed.
🔗 research@agumberainforest.org · agumberainforest.org — Volunteer with Us
🦎 Zoo Outreach Organisation (Zooreach)
🟡 INTERNSHIPS / VOLUNTEERING
Coimbatore — species/habitat conservation planning, publishes the Journal of Threatened Taxa and Zoo’s Print. General open call to “take part in conservation activities as a volunteer or as an intern” (no specific roles posted). Its RHATC training has been folded into the “Conservation Proficiency Course” (3Cs) at swc3c.zooreach.org — the 2026-27 cycle ran 6 May–10 June 2026 and has now closed, with 10 Fellows selected; the 2-month in-house training in Coimbatore began 1 September 2026, to be followed by an 8-month paid internship from 4 November 2026 to 30 June 2027. No 2027-28 application window has been announced yet — reconfirmed this update.
🔗 zooreach.org · 3Cs / Conservation Proficiency Course
🐍 Centre for Tropical Biodiversity Conservation (CTBC)
🟡 INTERNSHIPS / VOLUNTEERING
Coimbatore. Note: the openings found are tech/non-field roles, not wildlife fieldwork, and could not be verified against the org’s own site (unreachable). Third-party listings reference unpaid Backend Developer and MERN Stack Web Developer internships for their tropical-biodiversity journal website. No field-based openings verified.
🐦 NEWS — Biodiversity Internship (Sundarban)
🟡 INTERNSHIPS / VOLUNTEERING
Biodiversity Intern (Paid), Sundarban — field-based; B.Sc./M.Sc. in Zoology/Environmental Science/Wildlife Biology; stipend Rs 15,000/month. NEWS also has active paid job openings — see Active Jobs section above.
🔗 naturewildlife.org/career-opportunities
🐍 Kalinga Centre for Rainforest Ecology (KCRE)
🟡 INTERNSHIPS / VOLUNTEERING
Thirthahalli, Karnataka (Western Ghats). Runs a year-round Resident Internship programme (field skills, rainforest conservation work, free access to paid workshops); enquire directly. Also runs paid training camps as a separate offering.
🔗 kalinga@kalingacre.com · kalingacre.com
🐘 Freeland
🟡 INTERNSHIPS / VOLUNTEERING
Bangkok-headquartered counter-wildlife-trafficking organisation. Rolling remote intern/volunteer positions for the Global Wildlife Trafficking Observatory project — data sampling/verification for a wildlife-crime news database, 1–2 hrs/day flexible commitment, unpaid. Open to remote applicants, including from India.
🔗 info@freeland.org · freeland.org/work-opportunities
🐾 People for Animals (PFA) — Wildlife Rescue & Conservation Centre, Bengaluru
🟡 INTERNSHIPS / VOLUNTEERING
Kengeri, Bengaluru — established PFA unit rescuing and rehabilitating urban wildlife. Six structured internships, minimum 21 days each: General, Communication (onsite mandatory), Animal Behaviour, Veterinary (requires 3rd-year BVSc+), Rescue & Rehabilitation, and Outreach (Kannada + English fluency required). Apply via online form. Also runs general/corporate/young-volunteer tracks (72-hour completion earns a certificate).
🔗 reachus@peopleforanimalsbangalore.org · pfawildlifehospital.org/internship
💰 Grants & Funding (not jobs)
🌿 The Habitats Trust — Conservation Grants
💰 GRANTS (not jobs)
Annual grants programme for lesser-known species and underrepresented habitats. THT Conservation Grant, Action Grant/Service Project and Research Grant applications are closed for the 2026 cycle (9th edition); 2026 Grant Finalists have now been announced across the Conservation, Action and Research categories. 2027 cycle expected to open around January 2027 — no announcement yet as of this update, reconfirmed. Grant sizes: Conservation Grant (up to Rs 1 crore) · Action Grant/Service Project (Rs 25 lakh) · Research Grant (Rs 40 lakh) · Seed Grant (Rs 3 lakh).
🌍 Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF)
💰 GRANTS (not jobs)
Global biodiversity-hotspot grants fund (Conservation International, AFD, EU, GEF, Japan, World Bank and others). No Western Ghats or India-specific call is currently open — reconfirmed this update. Current open calls: Biodiversity Hotspots Global Platform RFP (closes 8 September 2026) · Mediterranean Basin large grants (closes 18 September 2026) · Wallacea small/large grants (closes 26–27 September 2026) — none India-eligible. Not a jobs board — grants go to organisations, not individual hires.
🔗 cepf.net/grants/open-calls-for-proposals
🔴 No Current Vacancies
Listed for completeness — no active jobs, internships or volunteering opportunities verified as of this update. Check back or contact directly.
🐯 The Corbett Foundation (TCF)
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — careers page carries no specific listing, only a standing invitation to send CV/cover note; accepts rolling applications for full-time, part-time and internship roles. Reconfirmed this update via direct fetch. 🔗 corbettfoundation.org/career · jobs@corbettfoundation.org
🦅 Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT)
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — careers page states there are no job openings at the moment. Reconfirmed this update. 🔗 wildlifeconservationtrust.org/careers · careers@wctindia.org
🌳 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — the ERP job portal (erp.atree.org/jobs) reads “No Job Post Available.” Reconfirmed this update. 🔗 atree.org/careers · ERP job portal
🍊 IUCN India
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — reconfirmed this update; the only India Country Office posting on IUCN’s HRMS (“Country Representative, IUCN India”) is a stale, long-closed listing from 2013 still reachable at its old URL — not a current vacancy. No active India Country Office or TRAFFIC-India posting among current listings — nearest open roles are in Guatemala, Thailand, El Salvador, Senegal, Vietnam and elsewhere. 🔗 View openings (filter by India Country Office)
🐦 Bird Count India
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — Project Coordinator posting (deadline mid-April 2026) has closed. Reconfirmed this update. 🔗 birdcount.in/jobs
🐦 Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON)
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — Advt. No. 06/2026 completed its interview stage in mid-August; Advt. No. 07/2026’s online interviews took place 4 September 2026 as scheduled — no new applications currently open under either cycle. Careers page content is dynamically rendered — check directly for updates. Reconfirmed this update. 🔗 sacon.in/careers
🏔️ Snow Leopard Trust India
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — reconfirmed this update: site states no job or internship opportunities at this time. 🔗 snowleopard.org/careers
🌺 FERAL
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Western Ghats. No staff jobs page found; a PhD opportunity call (with TDU Bengaluru) had a deadline of 10 July 2026, now passed. Reconfirmed this update. 🔗 feralindia.org
🐍 Guindy Snake Park / Chennai Snake Park Trust
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — one of India’s oldest reptile parks (NGO trust, est. 1972), Guindy, Chennai. Site has no careers, jobs, internship or volunteering section. 🔗 chennaisnakepark.in
🐍 The Liana Trust
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — Mysuru, Karnataka; human-snake conflict and herpetological research/education. No jobs or volunteering page found this update either. 🔗 thelianatrust.org
🐍 Snake Conservation Coalition – Western Ghats (SCC-WG)
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — a coalition (Zoo Outreach Organisation, Kalinga CRE and partners) running Western Ghats snake conservation-planning workshops, not a standalone employer. No independent jobs page found.
🌍 Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) India
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — reconfirmed this update: the opportunities index at india.wcs.org states there are no openings at the moment. 🔗 india.wcs.org/opportunities
🌳 Devrai (Gavdevi Pratishthan Ganjavane)
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — Raigad, Maharashtra; Western Ghats/Sahyadri forest and biodiversity conservation trust. “Join Us” page remains placeholder content with no listed roles. 🔗 devraiorganization.com
🌾 beforest
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — regenerative-agriculture/land-collective model, not primarily a wildlife-conservation employer. Careers page states explicitly: “There are no open positions currently.” Its linked external job board (beforest.zohorecruit.in) currently shows a Social Media Specialist & Content Creator role for an affiliated entity (Bewild Produce) — a marketing role, not conservation-related, so not added as a separate listing. Reconfirmed this update. 🔗 beforest.co/careers
🐸 PARC (Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation)
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — North America-only network; current listings are all US-based (Florida, California, Georgia, Jamaica). No India chapter or India-specific listing found. 🔗 parcplace.org
🐟 Wildlife Association of South India (WASI)
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — Bengaluru; Cauvery River/Mahseer conservation since 1972. Confirmed no careers/jobs section — “Join WASI” remains a paid membership scheme (proposed/seconded by existing members), not a jobs or volunteering programme. Reconfirmed this update.
🌴 Junglescapes
🔴 NO CURRENT OPENING — active on restoration work in the Western Ghats (Bandipur) and runs a Foundation Training Program on the Practice of Ecological Restoration (FTPPER), but no careers, jobs or volunteering section or open role was found this update either.
Other organisations to watch
Central Zoo Authority (CZA) (a Policy Assistant vacancy, deadline 10 August 2026, has since closed; no new vacancy found this update) · Nature Mates (Kolkata; site references past roles such as Naturalist and Research Fellow, but no current dated vacancy could be verified this update) · Tata Trusts (careers page shows zero active postings this update; none confirmed wildlife-specific in prior cycles either) · Reliance Foundation (Vantara wildlife initiative continues to advertise broad career categories — vets, animal caretakers, enrichment specialists — via its own channels and LinkedIn, but no dedicated job posting confirmed on the official Reliance Foundation careers page this update; third-party “Vantara Jamnagar” sites are not verified as official) · Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies (confirmed via multiple news reports to co-run the Samvardhan Biodiversity & Conservation Fellowship with Dasra — a 12-month programme with a Rs 3 lakh seed grant for early-career conservationists, applied for via samvardhan.dasra.org; the inaugural cohort’s application window closed 12 July 2026 — next cycle not yet announced, reconfirmed this update).
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This page is updated regularly. Always verify directly with the organisation before applying. International listings are included where the role is based in India or explicitly open to Indian applicants. Colour tags reflect what we could verify as of the “Last updated” date above and may lag real-time changes on each organisation’s own site.