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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Speeding Train Kills Five Elephan...
A speeding passenger train hit a herd of elephants on February 10, 2018 in the Lumding area of Hojai District in Assam, claiming five jumbo lives.

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Serious Notes- in a lighter vein...

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The Jungle

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WCT Launches Mobile Application T...
Roadkills.in is a Citizen Science Initiative to collect data on mortality of wild animals on roads, irrigation canals and railway lines in India, initiated by

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Walking With Polar Bears
Getting up close and personal with the world’s largest carnivores warmed Geetika Jain’s heart in the freezing north of Hudson Bay, Canada. Along with adventur

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Lesser Cats - In The Land Of Turt...
Vivek Sarkar has his dreams turn to reality in the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, as he crosses path with not one but three elusive lesser cat species - the

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Herping - A Love Affair
Having spent years in the vast Thar, combing through the sands of the most densely human-populated desert in the world, Vipul Ramanuj writes an appreciation o

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Railway Minister Urged To Act On...
With the rise in number of elephant deaths due to unnatural causes in the country such as electrocution, poisoning and Human-Elephant Conflicts, mortality due

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Meet Dr. Anish Andheria - Scienti...
Meet Dr. Anish Andheria, President, Wildlife Conservation Trust, who speaks to Bittu Sahgal about how nature took over his life, his inspirations and the cons

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WCS India Country Director Releas...
On behalf of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) India, Prakriti Srivastava, the Country Director has released a statement in support of the Forest Office

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Bear Necessities - Reimagining Ba...
Aniruddha Dhamorikar writes of the changing landscape for sloth bears in their Central Indian strongholds and offers glimpses of solutions to human-bear confl

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Jammu and Kashmir Bans Use Of Pol...
Jammu and Kashmir State Pollution Control Board on December 23, 2017 issued a formal order banning  polythene carry bags across the state.

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