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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Special Maharashtra Wildlife Awar...
An Indian Forest Service Officer of Maharashtra cadre, 1981 batch, Shree Bhagwan has worked with almost all the wings of the Forest Department across a care

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The Mormons
Popularly known as the Butterflyman of India, Isaac Kehimkar has dedicated 30 years of his life to these winged beauties. Today, as he is all set to release h

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Vietnam Destroys More Than Two To...
With elephants and rhinoceroses facing an increasing poaching crisis, Vietnam today destroyed 2,177.5 kg of elephant ivory, 70.1 kg of rhinoceros horns, toget

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Central Funds To Kaziranga Remain...
The authors write about routine, ‘under the radar’ issues that plague wildlife conservation. While the loss of rhinos is quickly (and justifiably) dramatised

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WCS Campaigns Against Nigeria’s S...
The Wildlife Conservation Society has launched an international campaign to urge the Nigerian government into rethinking its plans of constructing a ‘superhig

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WWF Living Planet Report: Wildlif...
World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2016 reveals the challenges humanity is bound to face unless urgent, collective action is taken.

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IWC Calls For Urgent Action To Sa...
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has adopted a resolution to save the critically endangered vaquita, only 60 of which still survive, from extinction

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Nicobar Pigeon
The Nicobar Pigeon has a bright plumage and a noticeable white tail.

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Nature's Colourful Canvas!
Colours! They are the first thing about any of nature’s creations to catch our eye. And they are very important too. In nature, colours speak a language of

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A Fortnight On The Cuiaba
“Such is the diversity and sheer magnificence of the Pantanal in Brazil that even after having returned to the daily grind for more than three weeks now, the

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My Jungle: Conserving Private For...
With the launch of an ambitious new project that aims to conserve the native flora and fauna of the Konkan region, Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra (SNM) branches out

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City Water Walks: Powai Lake - Mu...
Moving Upstream is a project of the Veditum India Foundation, a 3,000 km. walk along the length of the Ganga, starting from the sink at Sagar Island in West

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