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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A Tale Of Two Tiger Reserves
March 21, 2012: First there was the Sariska debacle in which all the tigers were found missing in the reserve in Rajasthan's Alwar district sometime in 2004-0

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Madhya Pradesh Government May Rec...
March 19, 2012,(PTI): The Madya Pradesh government is likely to recommend a CBI probe into the alleged disappearance and poaching of wild cats from Panna Tige

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'Kids For Tigers' Festival At Ran...
March 17, 2012: With the intention of spreading awareness amongst children, a 'Kids For Tigers' festival was held in Ranthambore in February. Over 2000 childr

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Army Vets Treat Injured Wild Elep...
March 15, 2012,(PTI): Army veterinary doctors in Assam recently performed the difficult task of successfully treating an adult wild elephant after it pierced

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Sex-Starved Fruit Flies Turn To D...
March 15, 2012: Male fruit flies that have been rejected by females drink significantly more alcohol than those that have mated freely, scientists say.

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The Gir Lions - Panthera Leo Pers...
By R.S. Dharmakumarsinhji "I and my wife have gone through the second issue of Sanctuary magazine and find it an improvement on the Premier issue. More impr

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Wanted - Another Home For The Asi...
October 1992:The 64,349 sq. km. Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat is a semi-arid region which has been so severely deforested that its natural vegetation cover

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Adopt Gir Lion As National Animal...
March 13, 2012:  The Rajya Sabha Member from Jharkhand, Mr Parimal Nathwani, has urged the Government of India to adopt the Asiatic lion of Gir forest in Guja

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Illegal Quarrying Endangers Eleph...
March 13, 2012: Reckless stone quarrying in eight sites within the limits of Malemahadeshwara and Edeyarahalli reserve forests in Kollegal taluk in the distri

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Two Rhinos Translocated To Manas...
March 10, 2012: Maju and Raja, two rescued rhinos, have found a new home at Manas National Park. Both the rhinos set out on their journey from Bokakhat-based

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Study Finds Genetic Evidence Of T...
March 12, 2012: Highlighting the problem of man-animal conflict and the need to step up conservation efforts, a new study has found genetic evidence of migrat

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Gujarat Won’t Part With Its Pride
March 15, 2012: The threat of Gujarat losing its hegemony over hosting the last breed of Asiatic Lions is getting real. Last month, during a hearing of the As

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