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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Theo’s World - Imagining The Imag...
His heart is set on adventure and his mind on conservation. Theo Allofs uses photography as a tool to protect species and habitats.“I have loved adventure,

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My Favourite Things!
Five award-winning wildlife photographers present the one image of theirs that finds place in their hearts as a favourite. “The Black-and-rufous Flycatcher i

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Road To Nowhere - Wildlife Conser...
Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh reviews former Chief Wildlife Warden of Madhya Pradesh H.S. Pabla’s Road to Nowhere.

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Finding Wallace In Gujarat
With the discovery of a new snake species from Gujarat, Zeeshan A. Mirza and colleagues realise a dream.

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Passionate Naturalist And Herpeto...
Chirag Roy’s love for snakes, insatiable yearning to be in the wilds and an infectious, cheerful persona endeared him to all. Tiasa Adhya scripts an ode to he

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Norwegian Whale Meat Linked To Co...
As the Norwegian whaling industry prepares for the start of the 2016 whaling season, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Environmental Investigation Agency (EI

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Bittu Sahgal’s Letter To Environm...
Sanctuary’s Editor Bittu Sahgal writes to Shri. Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, on the issue of labeli

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Bhoramdeo - The Forgotten Wildern...
Out searching for tigers and their co-inhabitants, Sprih Harsh, Senior Project Offi cer, WWF-India, shares her quiet, unhurried thoughts about a wilderness mo

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Lessons From A Jungle Classroom
Pranav Capila spent time in Nagarahole and Bandipur where he was privy to a compelling Wildlife Crime Prevention Training programme.

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Rare Red Phalarope Sighted In Bhi...
Recently, a rarely seen wader in India, the Red Phalarope, was spotted at Bhigwan in Pune. The Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius also called the Grey Phalar

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Sanctuary Joins NGO Coalition To...
32 environmental and conservation organizations have appealed to Yahoo! Japan, the world largest internet ivory seller, and its major shareholder SoftBank, to

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A Fluke Of Nature
An Irrawady dolphin vanishes into the food-rich, mud-brown waters of the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve and a whole world of opportunity, hidden from human eyes,

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