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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Tomorrow’s Environmental Stewards
Effecting ecological sanity and a gentler world is only possible by sensitising the next generation to nature, opines Miel Sahgal.

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I, Primate
Miel Sahgal shares thoughts for teachers and parents on the role of outdoors in raising the human child.

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Little Primates
Miel Sahgal reflects on the role of teachers and parents in raising the next generation.

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World Gives The Paris Climate Agr...
In December 2015, a record 195 countries agreed upon a historic climate deal that aims to curb the rise in global temperature within the two degree Celsius li

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How Can We Manage A Resource We D...
When John Rowell moved to India in 2012, he had a limited understanding of ‘water problems’. A chance encounter with a member of the Indo-French Cell for Wate

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BNHS Listing - Release Of Documen...
The Wildlife Week celebrations at BNHS this year will begin with release of a documentary on the Great Indian Bustard on 3rd October, 2016 at 6:00 pm at the H

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Roads To Nowhere
What an exquisite sight. This curious snow leopard cub and its (out of frame) mother and sibling were photographed using a 24-70 mm. wide-angle lens by rovi

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Meet Deepak Apte - Marine Ecologi...
A straight-talker, this marine biologist had a very unusual entry into the world of natural history, academia and nature conservation. Today, he heads one o

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Remembering Ashok Kumar - The Old...
Ashok Kumar’s demise has left a gaping void in the fight against wildlife crime in India, writes long-time colleague Vivek Menon.

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Going Cuckoo
If the purpose of every species is to successfully propagate then, without question, good parenting is a hallowed task. For humans, the thought of abandonin

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Treacherous Links
In the last couple of decades the illegal wildlife trade has begun to finance terrorism, insurrection and the mafia on a scale never before witnessed. The o

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Melagiris - Secret Jewel Of The E...
The conservation potential of this wilderness is uncovered by N. Lakshminarayanan, who urges it be protected and managed for posterity.

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