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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Hydropower Project Threatens The...
In a few decades, the glaciers that feed Himalayan rivers with water could have vanished, yet closed-minded planners are proceeding with eco-lethal plans for

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Tiger Tourism Ban Lifted
December 2012: India has not yet woken to the potential of tourism for conservation and nor has the tourism industry itself. The Supreme Court of India did ev

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Missing Finch Back On The Map!
December 2012: Confined to his tent due to a bout of food poisoning during his trek in the Yenigou valley of Qinghai province in China, French nature photogra

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Positive Action At COP CBD 11
December 2012: The 11th meeting of the Conference to Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Hyderabad earlier this year, where African

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Climate Change Induces Species Lo...
December 2012: When John Wiens and his group conducted a major review to establish the impact of climate change on animal and plant species, they were unpleas

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Biodiversity Clearances To Embell...
December 2012: In a move that brings cheer to India’s wildlife activists, the Ministry of Environment and Forests announced that a new set of biodiversity con

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Global Fisheries Depleted
December 2012: The biological and ecological decline of fisheries is an issue that is being highlighted the world-over, as bad fisheries practices are taking

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Tomorrow Is Today
December 9, 2012: As part of the Times Literary Carnival 2012, Bittu Sahgal, Editor, Sanctuary Asia, and Tara Sahgal, Editor, Sanctuary Cub, will spend a fun

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Elephant's Tusks, Trunk, Tail Cho...
December 6, 2012: Assam's wildlife protection record has never been good. Now it's getting worse, as the plight of an elephant in the state's western part sho

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Living Nature Dead Meat
Hundreds of birds - Spot-billed Pelicans, Grey Herons, Asian Openbills and Black- headed Ibises - lie dead on the floor. Scattered among the carcasses of bird

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The Resurrection
In the last few months, there has been widespread debate in India on the role of tourism in conservation. Nirmal Kulkarni shows us how Wildernest, a tourism v

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Lion-Tailed Macaque No Longer On...
December 2012: One of India’s endangered mascot species, the lion-tailed macaque, is now off ‘The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates’ list. The list was prep

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