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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Veterinary Diclofenac Malpractice...
April 2013: A pilot survey conducted by Conservation India found rampant malpractice involving the use of the banned veterinary drug, diclofenac, in the state

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A Review Of Exotic Aliens - The L...
By Valmik Thapar, Romila Thapar and Yusuf Ansari My first reaction was “Impossible!" The very suggestion that lions and cheetahs might have been imported int

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Tips For Action Photography
Good naturalists turn more easily into good wildlife photographers than those who know their equipment, but not their subjects. For both, the ability to take

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S. Rangaswami: September 8, 1920...
The late S. Rangaswami was a teacher who dedicated his life to encouraging children to renew their bonds with nature. Bittu Sahgal writes about the inspiring

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Tiger Doomsday Clock
India has lost roughly half of all its tiger forests in the past four decades. This alone is tantamount to a death sentence on Panthera tigris, which must sur

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Kids For Tigers Rally, Sawai Madh...
March 23, 2013: Students from the Kids for Tigers' schools in the area will gather to highlight the importance of saving the tiger and its forests. As part of

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Kids For Tigers Express Launch
March 19, 2013: The launch of the annual Tiger Express will take place in Jaipur on March 19, 2013. The Express will be flagged off by Ms. Bina Kak, Honourabl

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Kids For Tigers Rally
March 21, 2013: Students from the Kids for Tigers' schools in the area will gather for a peaceful and silent rally, armed with have painted faces, placards an

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Kids For Tigers Fest
March 21, 2013: Students from the Kids for Tigers' schools in the area will gather in a one-day fest aimed at highlighting the importance of saving the tiger

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A Day For The Wild
March 10, 2013: Every year, a vigil is organised in the forests of the Ramnagar-Yeoor range of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on the day of the Maha Shivr

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New NTCA Guidelines On Big Cats
March 2013: In the light of increased man-animal conflicts, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has issued new guidelines, under which tigers and

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Alligator Deaths Trigger Alert
March 2013: As reported in the Times of India (TOI), Madhya Pardesh’s National Chambal Sanctuary, the famed home of the gharial has been in the throes of an e

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