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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War And Peace In The Himalaya
As primate ecologist Himani Nautiyal comes to the end of a year-long study on the central Himalayan langur in the Mandal valley, she shares her notes on confl

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A Walk in the Woods and Clean Up...
Earth Day is celebrated across the globe on April 22. Its mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide and mobilise people to build

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23 NGOs Call For Tiger Conference...
As delegates prepare for the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation, from April 12 to 14 in New Delhi, we the undersigned urge Ministers to make

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Tourists Discover Poisoned Waterh...
A group of wildlife tourists were horrified to find the bodies of dead wildlife around a watering hole in the Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary.

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Green Cross India
Started as a tree-planting initiative in 2006, Green Cross India today encompasses a wide spectrum of sustainability and conservation issues to empower our yo

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Stop The Sand Mafia!
Steps need to be taken to combat the illegal sand mafia in India, and they need to be taken urgently.

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The Frozen Ark
Could genetics be the future and is the Frozen Ark Project our insurance policy against extinction of wild species, asks Purva Variyar.

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The Sixth Extinction - An Unnatur...
Purva Variyar reviews Elizabeth Kolbert’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Sixth Extinction.

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FAC Approves Diversion Of Forestl...
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved the setting up of a missile testing facility by diverting about 150 hectares of forest fro

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Return Of The Ridley
At Rushikulya, Odisha, Vivek Menon witnesses the ‘greatest wildlife show in India’.

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The Lesser Florican’s Multipurpos...
P.M. Lad unravels the mystery around the frog-like sound made by the Lesser Florican during its aerial courtship.

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Meet Tahir Shawl
A prolific writer and dyed-in-the wool conservationist, he grew up in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, and has spent a lifetime protecting wildlife and habitats

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