To provide a base and support for young researchers to follow their research interests and priorities, to impart training in ecological research and field survey techniques and tools, and to apply ecological research to solve issues in natural resource management, conservation and advocacy.

FERAL is a non-profit trust formed in Pondicherry on the 22nd of July 1997, and we are a team working on various aspects of applied research on ecological and environmental issues. Our key areas of work include wildlife conservation, ecological restoration, natural resource management and capacity building in these areas. Much of the research work done at FERAL is concerned with organisms and how they relate to their environment.

Wildlife biology research
Conservation
Coastal zone management
Marine science
Landscape ecology
Habitat assessments and mapping
Education and Training
Gender and Development