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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Satkosia declared a Tiger Reserve
Orissa’s Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary and Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary have together been declared as the state’s second Project Tiger Reserve. The newl

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Accepting climate change in the U...
After seven years of opposition to mandatory controls on energy, President George W. Bush has suggested, in a speech delivered on April 16, 2008, that he will

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Nuclear power plants killing mari...
The death rate of marine life in Britain’s seas due to the nuclear industry is equivalent to half the commercial catch for some species, says Peter Henderson,

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Turtle and tortoise trade continu...
Following the release of a report by TRAFFIC, the joint wildlife monitoring programme of WWF and IUCN, the Royal Thai Police raided Chatuchak Market in Bangko

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Myanmar sees the price of destroy...
The lives of 22,000 people may have been spared during the devastating cyclone that hit Burma (Myanmar) in May 2008, had the mangrove cover in the country’s c

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Lion baiting in Gir
Over the last couple of years, the Gir National Park has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. From a sharp increase in poaching, electrocution and lion

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Vultures could be extinct within...
A study by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) reveals alarming data on the status of vultures in India. Since 1992, White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalens

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Leopard poaching on the rise
According to the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) as many as 62 leopards have been killed by poachers in just over three months in 2008. Additional

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Study on diseases affecting coral...
The Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve Trust (GOMBRT) has put together a team of marine scientists to study diseases that have affected corals and to fin

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Green Tapism
This is a valuable addition to the arsenal of those seeking to defang the lethal development machine that is running amok in India.

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Wild City: Natural Wonders Next D...
I am reminded of Calvin (of Calvin & Hobbes fame), half-submerged in dirt, digging for buried treasure - and his delight at finding dirty rocks and grubs - “the

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The struggle for survival between...
The battle between endemic and introduced species has reached a new pitch in Gough Island in the United Kingdom.

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