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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Meet Erik Solheim - Environmental...
Currently the Global Head, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Erik Solheim is one of the world’s most visionary politicians, having served for 12

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Catwalk
None of the models that grace the catwalks of Paris, New York, or Milan come close to matching the grace of the felines that sashay elegantly through wild hom

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Tiger Killed By Train In Katarnia...
Another tiger fell victim to the railway line running through Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary on the morning of August 20, 2017.

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Pioneering App Raises Funds For W...
In a one-of-a-kind competition launched on 21 August turns everyone with a smartphone into a wildlife photographer wherever they are. Adding ferocious fun to

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WTI Monitors 200 Days Of Migrator...
The migratory path of a female whale shark that had been satellite-tagged off the Saurashtra coast in December 2016 under the Whale Shark Conservation Project

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Humane Society International Laun...
On the occasion of world elephant day, in the wake of frequent deaths of wild elephants due to electrocution from electric fences, the most recent being in Mu

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UK Is The Largest Supplier To The...
New analysis by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has revealed that the UK is the world’s largest exporter of legal ivory - and the la

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Like A Moth To A Flame
Pritha Dey introduces Sanctuary readers to some common and rare moth species found in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and beyond.

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The Secret Lives Of Himalayan Wol...
In the mystic and mountainous wilderness of Spiti, Salvador Lyngdoh writes about his tryst with Leika and Kunzum.

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The Battle For Tost’s Snow Leopar...
Bayarjargal Agvaantseren narrates how the only Protected Area in the world dedicated exclusively to snow leopards was created against all odds.

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Karanpura Must Live - The Story O...
Bulu Imam knew, well before it was accepted by the world, that coal mining in biodiversity hotspots was not just unsustainable, but downright dangerous. He sp

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Of Folded Hands And Forked Penise...
In June this year, a joint undercover operation conducted by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), and International Fund f

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