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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CID To Probe Valmiki Big Cat Deat...
August 26, 2010: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has a new challenge — to crack a case involving death of a tigress.

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Conservationists Wake Up To Threa...
August 23, 2010: The people of Bellary have joined hands with conservationists in fighting to save the Daroji Bear Sanctuary, the only sloth bear sanctuary in

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Asia’s First Sloth Bear Sanctuary...
August 23, 2010, DHNS:Asia’s first sloth bear sanctuary at Daroji in Bellary district is under severe threat as the State Government, by violating environment

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More Tigers To Be Radio Collared
August 27, 2010: Four to eight Bengal tigers will be fitted with radio collars and released in a small patch of the Sunderbans by this year-end to study the b

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Commercial Property Boom In Kazir...
August 18, 2010: All is not well in Kaziranga National Park- a World Heritage Site and a tiger reserve. But this time, the problem is of poaching but is being

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Wild Animals High, Farmers Low
August 18, 2010: Hundreds of farmers from all over the state marched to the Vidhan Sabha today to press their demand for prompt action on the government to ef

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Haa's Thriving Timber Racket
August 21, 2010: Haa in west Bhutan, has 16 sawmills, making it the dzongkhag (district) with the most sawmills. Between 2007 and 2008, timber worth Nu 800,00

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Rhino Electrocuted By Farmers
August 18, 2010: A female rhino was electrocuted at Gyaneswar Community forest in west Chitwan. The rhino died because of the electric fence illegally connect

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Trailing Deforestation
August 15, 2010: The government has blamed community forest user groups (CFUGs) for massive deforestation and selling of timber by misusing the licenses award

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US Denies Pressuring India On Bho...
August 20, 2010: The U.S. says it is not pressuring India to drop claims against an American corporation linked to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, trying to cool

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Environment Ministry Committee To...
August 20, 2010: The Environment Ministry's Forest Advisory Committee will meet today to discuss recommendations of the N C Saxena panel report that seeks a b

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In Rethink, Govt Shuts Bhagirathi...
August 21, 2010: After the intervention of the Congress leadership the UPA government today reversed its earlier decision and ordered closure of the 600 MW Lo

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