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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Why Was I Given The Power To Thin...
When I see a frog, beetle, or skink that has found a spot on this planet to call its own I am overcome with gratitude and gobsmacked with wonder. How can th

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Cashew Feni And Forest Tales - Ca...
With support from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Wildlife Conservation Society - India, Department of Science and Technology, Maharashtra Forest

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Restoring The Western Ghats’ Ariy...
Srinivas Vaidyanathan and Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh urge for the protection of a critical link between the Periyar and Agastyamalai landscapes in the southern regi

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Cartooning For Wildlife
Wildlife artist Rohan Chakravarty opens up to ornithologist and author Bikram Grewal about his unusual career choice, the people who inspire him and the joy

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Remembering Peter Jackson
This unassuming man was a hardcore journalist who fell in love with wild cats and touched the lives of diverse conservationists, writes Bittu Sahgal.

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Ullas Karanth's Book on Conservat...
Eminent wildlife scientist Dr.George Schaller, who is currently in India, released the book Science and Conservation of Wildlife Populations by Ullas Karanth

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On Ruffling Feathers
When it comes to eating animals, is the question no longer whether it’s ‘natural’, but whether it is ‘justifiable’? asks Tara Sahgal, Editor-in-chief Sanctuar

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Learning From The Locals
PhD researcher Sanjeeta Sharma pays gratitude to the many wonderful people she encountered during her fieldwork in India and Nepal.

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Natural World Heritage Sites Ham...
A new study warns that more than 100 natural World Heritage sites are being severely damaged by encroaching human activities. The study, led by an internation

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Length Of Skin, Weight Of Bones
A chilling journey into the minds and methods of some individuals from India’s traditional hunting communities.

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Patterned Chaos
Simplicity piled upon simplicity creates complexity, reads a line in Matt Ridley’s book Genome. This complexity is often mistaken as chaos in wild nature, b

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Lessons From Nature
Saurav Malhotra from the Balipara Foundation shares his experience and the idea behind the setting up of the Eastern Himalayan Botanical Gardens in Assam.

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