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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Qasim Wani
Retired Forest Guard, Dachigam National Park. Born and brought up in his beloved Kashmir, for over four decades, he has walked the Himalayan home of the enda

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A.M. Annaiah, IFS
A.M. Annaiah's exploits fighting illegal sandalwood and timber smugglers in the Shimoga are legendary. In 1996, as a DCF Chikmagalur Division, he lodged cases

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Divakar Sharma
An Ayurvedic traditional herbal medicine practitioner by profession, Divakar Sharma has spent much of the last 20 years of his life fighting the illegal wil

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Subrata Pal Chowdhury
Technical Assistant in the West Bengal Wildlife Wing of the Forest Department, Subrata Pal Chowdhury is an expert in the art of the immobilisation and transpo

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Three Macaw Facts
Macaws are brightly coloured and are found in the rainforests of Central and South America.

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Learn About The Dugong
Ever wondered where the legends about mermaids come from?  Most of them are about the dugong - a huge mammal that is closely related to the manatee.

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The Banded Rock Gecko
When I’m out on a walk looking for critters to photograph, I’m always on the lookout for rocks to upturn. Rocks and stones hide all kinds of interesting anima

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What On Earth Are Microbes?
You’ve all heard of various kinds of microbes like bacteria, algae, fungi and protozoa. For two billion years, microbes were the ONLY life form on our planet!

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C. Achalender Reddy
The Director (Wildlife), Goa Forest Department, C. Achalender Reddy initiated surveys of Goan beaches that attract nesting marine turtles. In the process he d

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G.V. Reddy
G.V. Reddy signifies what every forest officer in India should be. Courageous, committed, honest and totally dedicated, he has in three years been directly re

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Bivash Pandav
Bivash Pandav started his work on sea turtles along the coast of Orissa in 1994. Working with the Wildlife Institute of India he soon established a long-term

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Hatchling Releases In Chennai For...
For Earth Day, Sanctuary and the Student's Sea Turtle Conservation Society (SSTCN) organised hatchling releases in Chennai.

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