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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Forest Department Acts Against 3...
May 22, 2012: Even as the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) registered a primary offence report (POR) against three Maharashtra State Elect

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Restrain The Dam Work, Sattari Lo...
May 10, 2012: Taking strong objection to the work of Kalasa canals and tunnels undertaken by the Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd (KNNL) at Kankumbi in Karnataka

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Chief Minister Directs Revival Of...
May 10, 2012: Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has taken cognizance of Palasgaon tiger poaching and asked the forest department to revive the tiger cells in t

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Chief Minister Directs Revival Of...
May 10, 2012: Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has taken cognizance of Palasgaon tiger poaching and asked the forest department to revive the tiger cells in t

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Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve Fiel...
May 20, 2012: A day after a tiger was poached and hacked into 10 pieces, heads have started rolling. Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) field director V K Si

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Tiger Carcass Had Gunshot-Like Wo...
May 20, 2012: Was the tiger, whose carcass was recovered in 10 pieces in Borda jungle, was shot by a gun? That is the big question before investigators probin

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There Were 32 Tiger Deaths This Y...
May 16, 2012: As many as 32 tigers have died this year, even as latest official data showed an increase in the population estimates of the big cats. Of these,

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14 Tigers Felled By Poachers In F...
May 16, 2012: Fourteen tigers fell  prey to poachers in the first four months of this year while  18 others big cats died of natural causes during the same pe

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Oversight Committee For Implement...
May 15, 2012: Speech of the Hon’ble Minister for Environment and Forests Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan at the First Stock taking meeting of Senior Officials and Exp

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India Seeks $30 Million Fund To S...
May 16, 2012: India has sought assistance of $30 million under the Global Tiger Initiative, Keshav Varma, programme manager for the World Bank-led scheme, sai

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Centre Names Violators Of Environ...
May 15, 2012: Oil companies engaged in drilling and exploration activities, power projects, coal and cement industries, besides developers of national highway

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Global Concern Over Surge In Ille...
May 15, 2012: The tiger may have been saved from extinction, but the unabated surge in illegal trade of its parts is causing global concern, as also unorganis

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