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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Hello, Re The 8th Mumbai BirdRace...
Dear Bittu, It's that time of the year again, when the birds and birding enthusiasts come calling over the Mumbai region in full force. The 8th Mumbai

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Now, Melghat Villagers Too Demand...
February 24, 2012: Successful shifting of three villages - Amona, Nagartas and Barukheda- from inside Wan Wildlife Sanctuary of Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) la

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EIA Video Blog - Amazon Whale Mea...
February 23, 2012: Hello,  The Environmental Investigation Agency’s new campaign to urge Amazon to ban all sales of whale and dolphin meat has had an astonish

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Press Release:100 NGOs Attend CSE...
February 24, 2012: “In a democratic country, things are being done in an undemocratic manner." This statement by Krishna Murthy, an anesthetist who has been a

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EIA Press Release: Amazon Removes...
February 22, 2012,(London, UK/Washington, DC): Internet giant Amazon.com appears to have removed all whale products from its wholly owned Japanese website ove

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Children To Hold 'Tiger Rally' Fo...
February 23, 2012: To create awareness and involve the masses in the effort to conserve tigers and forests, Sanctuary Asia's Kids for Tigers will organise a '

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Gir Lions Country’s Property, Say...
February 22, 2012: The Gujarat government’s argument that there is no need to move the Asiatic lions from the state’s Gir territory prompted the Supreme Court

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UN Climate Chief Turns To CEOs Fo...
February 22, 2012,(Sapa-AP): As governments bicker over who should do what to slow the pace of global warming, the UN’s climate chief is increasingly looking

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Kenyan Senior Environment Officia...
February 22, 2012: Kenyas’ Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment Ali Mohammed joined the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, a coalition of 300

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Melghat Shows How Tigers Move In...
February 11, 2012: Tigers move in when humans make way. The hardcore wildlife theory has been successfully tested in the Melghat Tiger Reserve, where tigers a

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Vijaya Mehta To Open Vasundhara F...
February 18, 2012: Veteran stage and film actor Vijaya Mehta will inaugurate the sixth edition of the Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival that wi

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Taiwan "Hands-Over" Solar Streetl...
February 16, 2012: On behalf of the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Ambassador George T.K. Li donated 115 Solar Streetlights, a US$400,000.00 pr

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