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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Villagers’ Rights To GHNP Settled
February 2013: As the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) vies for World Heritage Site status, the issues raised over the villagers ’ rights to the land by t

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The Sanctuary Voices Of Reason Se...
Sanctuary’s Voices of Reason series highlights the very real threat of climate change, its causes and the rising need for mitigation and adaptation measures t

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Whooper Swan Visits Pong After 11...
February 2013: On January 29, 2013, the rare migrant Whooper (pronounced hooper) Swan was spotted near Dehar Khad (Jawali) at the Pong Lake Bird Sanctuary - a

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Number 7826
The gloom of dusk inexorably enveloped the northern beech and coniferous forest. I was standing behind a large tree on a precipitously steep slope about 135 m

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No More 'Official' Big Cat Shooti...
February 2013: Increasing reports of ‘official’ shooters gunning down trapped tigers and leopards to appease bloodthirsty mobs across the states of Kerala and

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Seals To Receive Protection In No...
February 2013: Ringed and bearded seals, which face grave threats to their survival due to diminishingArctic ice will now be listed as ‘threatened’ and grante

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Cook Islands Makes Way For The La...
February 2013: The Cook Islands has agreed to ban shark fishing in more than 1.9 million sq. km. of ocean. This sanctuary will be contiguous with the one esta

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New Spider Species Discovered!
February 2013: Thirty-three new trapdoor spider species have been discovered by scientists in Southwest America that belong to the genus Aptostichus. One of t

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S. Dillon Ripley: September 20, 1...
He seldom spoke about himself, but he did open up when I met him with Dr. Sálim Ali during the Bombay Natural History Society’s (BNHS) centenary celebrations

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The Pong Dam Lake - A Birding Par...
It drowned valuable land when created but now, according to author Sanjeeva Pandey, the Pong Dam Lake has turned into an avian paradise.

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Biodiversity Map Of Earth Updated...
February 2013: A biodiversity map created by British naturalist Russel Wallace, who co-discovered the theory of natural selection along with Charles Darwin wa

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The Sanctuary Voices Of Reason Se...
In the first installment in the Sanctuary Voices of Reason series, Lord Nicholas Stern lends his expertise as a professor, economist and a leading authority o

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