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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Stunning New Geckos Described Fro...
With the discovery and description of the Bangalore geckoella and Rishi Valley geckoella from the Mysore plateau, India adds two new endemic species to its bi

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Incidental Catch - What I Found I...
After travelling and interacting with fishing communities along coastal India for six months, Tanvi Vaidyanathan is concerned for the future of the elusive se

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The Wolf In Your Dog
Reports of feral dogs attacking wildlife are on the rise across India. Abi Tamim Vanak and Chandrima Home underscore a conservation concern that has largely b

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Mumbai’s Battle To Save Aarey Con...
Manish Gadia, founder of Save Aarey campaign, throws light on the tussle between the government and the people over proposed ‘development’ plans in Aarey Colo

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Elephant Electrocuted In Chhattis...
A male elephant was electrocuted in Ongana village in Dharamjaigarh, Chhattisgarh on January 9, 2017.

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Blue India Underwater Photography...
Reef Watch Marine Conservation, an NGO dedicated towards the protection of the Indian Ocean, is holding the Blue India Underwater Art Competition to create a

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Environment Minister Urges Expert...
Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave urges appraisal committees’ non-official expert members to not delay projects on account of studies.

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BNHS Camp To Bandhavgarh National...
Once the abode of maharajas, Bandhavgarh is royalty at its best. One of the best national parks in the country to see a tiger, very few have returned disappoi

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Logging A Significant Threat To H...
Nandini Velho, a trained field biologist who won a Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award in 2015, speaks to Sanctuary’s  Anadya Singh about crucial issues concerni

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The Narcondam Hornbill
Ashfaq Ahmed Zarri recounts his experience of studying the elusive forest bird, the Narcondam Hornbill, endemic to the Narcondam  island in the Andamans.

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Bahar Dutt - Lessons Learned
A defining moment in my career was reporting on an illegal mine operating on forest land in Goa and facing a life-threatening situation, which I walked into w

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Bano Haralu - Nothing Ventured, N...
In October 2012, stark photographic and video evidence of fishermen training their fishing nets to the sky to trap thousands of migratory Amur Falcons stunned

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