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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Legendary Conservationist Ashok K...
On August 18, 2016, legendary Indian conservationist Ashok Kumar breathed his last. Aptly considered the father of the fight against wildlife crime in India,

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Maharashtra’s Mangroves Notified...
About 15,000 hectares of mangrove habitat in the state of Maharashtra have been notified as Reserved Forests. However, this only includes mangroves on governm

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Srushti Paryavaran Mandal
Sampark, sahabhag, samvardhan or contact, contribute, conserve, are the three words on which the members of the Nagpur-based Srushti Paryavaran Mandal base th

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Postcards From Kurdistan
The spectacular Zagros mountain range harbours the geo-cultural region of Kurdistan that straddles the borders of Syria to the west, Iran to the east, and Tur

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The Priceless Value Of One
On a visit to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation in Assam, Pranav Capila finds himself drawn into a world of wild orphans and unorthodox

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Achanakmar
A long-time visitor to Chhattisgarh’s Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Prodipto Lahiri still finds himself enchanted by this remarkable forest.

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All The Better To See You With
In and around the Auroville Township in Puducherry live at least six species of owls. Eric Ramanujam offers Sanctuary readers a charming introduction to these

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Tough Task - Dealing With Human-W...
On the border of Pakke Tiger Reserve, a tiger kills a mithun. Nandini Velho accompanies forest staff on a bone-rattling journey to the site and discovers new

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The Unbearable Din Of Being A Dol...
The ‘Silent World’, our great oceanic realm, is subject to a cacophony of human-produced noise that impacts marine life. Vivek Menon thinks it’s time we conce

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Forest Connectivity Critical To P...
Wild animals disperse or move between isolated forest fragments to maintain linkages or connectivity. But in a fast changing world, these linkages are slowly

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Celebrating 40 Years Of History W...
At the Crocodile Bank they have been so involved in being part of your lives and Chennai’s history that they didn’t realise 40 wonderful years have passed by.

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Guns, Nets And Bulldozers: Wildli...
Less than a month away from the kick-off of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, a team of scientists report in the journal Nature that three quart

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