Sanctuary Asia

The Sanctuary Nature Foundation’s flagship Sanctuary Asia magazine founded and edited by Bittu Sahgal has been in continuous publication since 1981 and remains India's leading and best-loved magazine in its genre. Browse through select articles from our past issues.
Magazine Thumbnail
The Sanctuary Forum
In a world that has eventually realised the value of its natural wealth, most nations are engaged in a race to save what is left of their wildlife, forests an

Magazine Thumbnail
The Lure Of The Mountains
The world's greatest mountain range is being butchered. As forests and animals die, most people merely stand by and watch, horror-struck, but silent. But ther

Magazine Thumbnail
Aditya Chandra Panda
While most children his age were occupied with video games, parties and urban pleasures, Aditya Panda accompanied his grandfather through the wilds of Oriss

Magazine Thumbnail
Kishor Rithe
A computer engineer, Kishor Rithe gave up his secure lecturer’s job at an engineering college to work full-time on the one mission that drives his purpose -

Magazine Thumbnail
D.V. Girish
D.V. Girish is a naturalist and defender of wildlife. He has played a crucial role in safeguarding the Bhadra Tiger Reserve and its tigers.

Magazine Thumbnail
The Kerkars
Rajendra Kerkar and his wife Pournima work as a team and have given a new lease on life to tigers in Goa, a state that for several years was in denial… clai

Magazine Thumbnail
Roheet Karoo
Roheet Karoo is a gift to tomorrow’s tigers, particularly in the Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary area. Driven by the need to reclaim barren lands and res

Magazine Thumbnail
Wildlife First
Wildlife First works as a team. It is one of India’s most effective wildlife conservation organisations, which is making a physical difference to tigers on

Magazine Thumbnail
Mohammed Saleem
Mohammed Saleem has dedicated himself to the proposition that the tiger must be kept safe and alive in Kerala’s Silent Valley.

Magazine Thumbnail
Tiger Defenders: Poonam And Harsh...
Poonam and Harshawardhan Dhanwatey are among the Tadoba Tiger Reserve’s most dedicated defenders. They turned a seven acre failed farm into a forest that no

Magazine Thumbnail
Dulu Bora
Dulu Bora is a key member of the Green Guard Nature Organisation based in Assam. He works in the tiger and elephant hill forests of Karbi Anglong, south of th

Magazine Thumbnail
‘Leave Me Alone’: Mumbai Nature T...
The Bombay monsoons are here and it’s time for another one of Sanctuary’s popular monsoon nature trails in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. We’ll be celebrati

What is this planet but a Sanctuary for all life?
Help protect our wilds.