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.
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Chander Singh Negi (Jolly Uncle)
Jolly Uncle’s are the proverbial shoulders on which researchers, forest officers and NGOs routinely stand, when doing their job. He is a friend of wild anim

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Gir Rescue Team
The Rescue Team of the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park works around the clock. The team comprises 20 frontline defenders of wildlife whose job it i

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K. Manu
An engineer and a defender of birds, K. Manu moved to Kokkare Bellur in 1994 to help villagers protect a large pelican nesting site near their homes and fie

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Madhu Bhatnagar
An artist in her own right, Madhu Bhatnagar believes a child’s mind is a canvas. As the Deputy Head of The Shri Ram School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, she had

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Vishal Prabhakar Bansod
Today, he accompanies their health activists to remote tribal villages whose trust he has won and whose cooperation he enlists in the battle to save the wil

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Bharat Vaghabhai Kamaliya
Among the thousands of students contacted was Bharat Kamaliya, who stood out because much after the Yatra ended, he continued to fight to change what he saw

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Indian Express
For our newly-instituted Wind Under the Wings Award, we were in search of an Indian organisation that has supported an individual who has made a difference.

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Belinda Wright
She is a dismantler of the illegal wildlife trade, a warm-hearted conservationist and a passionate champion of nature. Founder and Executive Director of the

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B.K. Sharma
B.K. Sharma is a police officer with an abiding love for wildlife. He has been a persistent investigator of wildlife crimes, following the trail of tiger sk

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Kirat Singh
Too young even to qualify for a Young Naturalist Award, Kirat has been singled out for a special award for his unbelievable drive and ability to work dogg

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John Muir’s America - Part 1
Have you heard this man’s name? He was just like you. He loved nature - with a PASSION! He is so special that I want you to meet him, and I will try to help y

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John Muir’s America - Part 2
Last time I wrote to you, I shared my love for wonderful Johnnie Muir. If Muir could have seen it, he would have been so thrilled by the Sawai Madhopur Kids f

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