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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The Plain Truth
If we leave no space for elephants to live, nature will leave us no way to survive either, writes Sanctuary Asia editor Bittu Sahgal.

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Wild Chhattisgarh
Rugged mountains, deep gorges, geomorphic caves, dense forests and more make Chhattisgarh an unmatchable refuge for wildlife. A universe unto itself with natu

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Chimpanzees Adapt Their Foraging...
Research by PhD candidate Nicola Bryson-Morrison from the School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) suggests chimpanzees are aware of the risks of foragin

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India Shines At The 2017 Green Os...
The annual Whitley Awards, popularly known as the ‘Green Oscars’, which recognise and celebrate significant contributions in the field of wildlife conservatio

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The Anthropocene River
Photographer, writer and gifted storyteller Arati Kumar-Rao has been documenting the wondrous Brahmaputra river, and those who depend upon it, for the past th

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One Million Snakebites
A third of globally-estimated snakebite deaths occur in India. Janaki Lenin explains what makes Indians prone to snakebites, and why antivenom research needs

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Big Blue, Tall Green
Migrants to the Andaman Islands, Chetana Purushotham and Krishna Anujan find themselves enamoured by the deep, lush wilderness of these islands and the water

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An Avian Quest In The Eastern Gha...
Project Coordinator of the Care Earth Trust, Chennai,  J. Patrick David travelled across some spectacular hills and sholas of the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu

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Nepal Burns Stockpile Of 4,000 Wi...
For the first time in 20 years, Nepal burnt its stockpile of wildlife parts demonstrating the nation’s commitment towards zero tolerance of wildlife crime.

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Environment Minister Passes Away...
Union Environment Minister, Anil Madhav Dave, passed away on the morning of 18 May, 2017, following a cardiac arrest. Though he was rushed to All India Instit

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Skipping The Important Details -...
The expansion of the Mormugao Port to incorporate a coal hub, a project taken up by the Mormugao Port Trust, has raised concern and alarm among people both in

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India’s First Dichromatic Snake S...
In what is being considered as a groundbreaking answer to an age-old confusion, biologists have discovered a new species of snake, which is sexually dichromat

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