Conservator of Forests (India)
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A Conservator of Forests is an officer belonging to the elite Indian Forest Service. He is responsible for managing the Forests, forest protection, Environment and Wild-Life related issues of a Forest Circle of a state or a union territory of India. He is assisted by 4 to 5 deputy conservators of forest (IFS) and is responsible for forests in several districts and has an area of 3,000 km2 to 8,000 km2 under his jurisdiction. He is the highest authority at the circle level in the forest department, representing the forest departments of several districts.
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