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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Haryana Has Highest Number Of Pro...
April 3, 2012:  Haryana tops the list of 16 States where environment and forest clearance norms are being violated, fully or partially, by projects.

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A Burning Concern
April 2, 2012: Over 3,500 ha of Nagarhole and 2,000 ha of Bandipur Tiger Reserve were destroyed in a recent fire. In the cycle of life and death that is part

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Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary To Con...
April 3, 2012: The Nagzira wildlife sanctuary, 125 kms from Nagpur in Gondia district, has taken up conservation of medicinal plants conservation area (MPCA)

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Posco Verdict Not A Setback To Go...
March 30, 2012,(PTI): The National Green Tribunal order suspending environmental clearance to Posco is not a setback to government's green policies, Environme

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Major Shake-Up In Forest Departme...
March 31, 2012: In an unexpected move, the state forest department is likely to witness a major shake-up in its top hierarchy. The decisions are also likely t

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Government Rejects Western Ghats...
March 31, 2012: The Maharashtra government has rejected the Western Ghats expert ecology panel report, terming it as impractical, in its communication to the

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Muttemwar Wants World Tiger Capit...
March 31, 2012: MP Vilas Muttemwar now wants the city to be named as World Tiger Capital. He made a forceful plea to union environment and forest minister, Ja

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Senior Officers Made Accountable...
March 31, 2012: Bhaskar Jadhav, minister of state for forests, announced in the state assembly on Friday that officers higher than rank of RFO and DFO would b

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Self-Titled 'Tiger Whisperer' Vic...
March 29, 2012: A radical wildlife conservationist who claimed to be a 'tiger whisperer' has been viciously mauled by one of his 14 captive tigers.

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Still Counting More Tigers Per Ti...
April 2, 2012: A decade after the pugmark count method was junked as unreliable, the camera-based scientific estimation protocol remains as susceptible to hum

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Wiping Out The Wildlife?
March 28, 2012: Tucked away in the lush green Western Ghats, in the picturesque village of Asaniye in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, a priest is offering

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Now, Dial Helpline For Leopard At...
March 30, 2012: After the recent gruesome killing of a leopard by an angry mob at Adingiri hill in the city, the forest department on Thursday announced a rap

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