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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Sikkim Approves The First Wildlif...
April 2013: India’s first wildlife skywalk project, similar to that in North America’s Grand Canyon, will be constructed in the Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary in S

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U.S. Records Lowest Emissions In...
April 2013: The U.S. emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions are reported to have fallen by 10.7 per cent from the 2005 baseline, bringing the cou

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Mahananda’s Elephants Face A Seco...
The North-Frontier Railway has proposed the construction of a new broad gauge railway line from Sevoke in Northern West Bengal to Rongpo in Sikkim through 32.

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Save Assam’s Rhinos!
April 2013: In 2012, 21 rhinos were reported dead in Assam, the majority poached in and around the Kaziranga National Park. In the first two months of 2013 al

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Rani Bagh 150 Years - Veermata Ji...
Rani Bagh 150 Years is so much more than a coffee table book. It is a historical record, natural history display book, citizens’ campaign dossier and loving t

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Tripwire For A Tiger
“Surely, looking at the photographs, one can half-close one’s eyes and see, not photographs, but real scenes. One can feel again the warm air and hear the hum

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Kaas: More Than A Flower Haven
It was a close friend, Varun Vaze, a management student by training and a keen wildlife enthusiast from Pune, who initiated our hunt when he called to ask me,

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That’s Incredible: Trapeze Artist
A major evolutionary trend that separated early primates from other early mammals was arboreal living. While most mammals chose to move to grassland, marine a

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The Vanishing Voices Of Our Citie...
Little, unforeseen experiences often change people’s lives and perspectives. In the 1990s, when I was still in school in Bangalore, we had a quaint garden sur

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Critically Endangered - Why The G...
Few people are aware that the Great Indian Bustard could have been India’s national bird. Dr. Sálim Ali had recommended that the bustard would be an ideal cho

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Gone... But Not Forgotten
India’s conservation canvas has been painted with a palette of naturalists, activists,journalists, volunteers and environmentalists. Yet, some shades manage t

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Searching For The Cat’s Tail
Sometimes even seeing is hard to believe. Like the tigress who was sitting 80 m. from the road used by people and livestock all day long. She chipped away, pi

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