The laboratory extends technical inputs in teaching, training and analytical fields to research projects and ongoing training programmes of the Institute. The laboratory is equipped with various basic and modern equipment (Digital pH and Conductivity Meters, Spectrophotometer, Digital Balance, Digital Furnace, Hot Air Oven, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC), UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, Microwave Digester, Automatic Nitrogen Analyser, Automatic Fiber Analyser, Microscopes, Ultra pure Water Purification System etc.) required for the analysis of various physio-chemical parameters of plant, soil and water samples

Research Laboratory

Teaching classes followed by practical for various ongoing courses of the Institute, for the students from FRI University, HNB Garhwal University & University of Mumbai and Forest Officials from Bhutan & Pakistan were conducted at the laboratory on ‘Instrumentation and Analytical Techniques’. This includes herbivore pellet and carnivore scat analysis, collection & preservation of biological materials, collection of meteorological data, age and sex determination of animals, osteology of mammals and analysis of plant, soil and water samples for various parameters.

The National Biodiversity Authority designated the Wildlife Institute of India as one of the National Repository under Section 39 of the Biodiversity Act 2002. This repository serves as safe custody of the different categories of Biological Resources including voucher specimens from Protected Areas of India.

In order to maintain the deposit, the Wildlife Institute of India has established National Repository in the Institute, which was inaugurated by Dr. Erach Bharucha, WII Faculty Assessment and Promotion committee on 26 August 2019. During the occasion, Dr. H.S. Pabla, Chariman, WII-TRAC, Dr. V.B. Mathur, Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Dr. J.A. Johnson, Nodal Scientist, NBA National Repository, WII Centre and other faculty members were present. WII National Wildlife Repositor holds a collection of 30 years comprising at least 10000 specimens of Animals and Insects mostly collected from PAs of India.