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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Meet Mahesh Kumar Jiwrajka
An introverted man and an unlikely earth hero, Mahesh Jiwrajka has been selected to receive the Sanctuary-RBS Lifetime Service Award 2010. A part of the India

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The Making Of ‘The Wild Meat Trai...
December 2010: Tai set down his backpack of cane and bamboo at the base of the tree. Barefoot, he clasped the trunk with his arms and legs and climbed up to a

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Nature Needs Half
December 2010:We have one life, you got to do what you should. One life, with each other… sisters, brothers.   One life, but we’re not the same, we got to

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Fragments Of Natural History
December 2010: Written by a consummate naturalist with a flair for both language and substance, this ‘Guide for the Informed Layperson’ would be a very welcom

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Natural Resources Conservation La...
December 2010: The author is part of the faculty of the National Law School of India, Bangalore, and is imminently qualified to write a virtual compendium of

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Natural History And The Indian Ar...
December 2010: Both authors are steeped in the subject and have put together a fairly comprehensive retrospective spanning 225 years of the Indian Army’s asso

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Voices In The Wilderness - Contem...
December 2010: Like bookends, the Editor has chosen to arrange her chapters with those all-time wildlife greats M. Krishnan and F.W. Champion up front and Kai

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Ban Endosulfan Now
December 2, 2010: In what may be viewed as sheer insensitivity and apathy, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said that the Kerala G

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Gir Lions Get 262cr From Plan Pan...
December 2, 2010: The Planning Commission has approved Rs 262.36 crore to expand the home of the Asiatic lion in Gir, which is its only habitat in the world.

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Tiger Cub Hope In Sariska
December 1, 2010: A relocated tiger couple has met in Sariska, raising hopes that the big cat population in the park will increase, while two new cubs have be

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MP PCCF Pro-Tourism Stance Draws...
December 2, 2010: Union environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh has been urged to take action against chief wildlife warden of Madhya Pradesh for instig

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India Fully Committed To Kyoto Pr...
December 1, 2010, (IANS): India was fully committed to the Kyoto Protocol but there was no agreement globally on its second commitment post-2012, Environment

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