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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Nature Nurtures

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Where Communities Care
It is now widely accepted that conservation and management of our natural resources cannot be done without the support and active participation of local communi

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Jungle By-ways in India
Forest officers in the days of the Raj had the opportunity to indulge in what the author calls ‘first class sport’ while carrying out their official duties. Jun

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The Great Indian Elephant Book
"I have often heard people talk of elephant shooting as cruel and unsportsmanlike; for what reason I cannot imagine... it is a great shame to slaughter numbers

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Silent Valley: Whispers of Reason
The ‘Save Silent Valley’ movement is one of the most hard-fought environmental victories in India. It brought together people from all walks of life in a strugg

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www.killercoke.org
“Murder it’s the real thing" the message is bold and clear. And the image of cold, grey feet of a tagged dead body against Coke’s very own red and black colours

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www.mangroveindia.org
The word ‘mangrove’ is believed to have been derived from the Portuguese word ‘mangue’ and the English word ‘grove’. The fact that mangrove-ecosystems are uniqu

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www.snowleopard.org
As though inspired by the snow leopard’s graceful and stealthy movements, this website’s landing page made in Macromedia Flash is very sleek. The website gives

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www.savetherhino.org
Thirty years ago, the total world rhino population was around 70,000. Today, the figure stands at around 18,000. This website of ‘Save the Rhino’, a leading non

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www.exploretheabyss.com
This site is a godsend for lovers of the deep sea. The site represents a partnership between New Zealand-based photographer and marine biologist Peter Batson an

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www.southindianspiders.org
Araneus himalayensis, a rare spider reported only in the Himalayas has been collected from Mannavan Shola near Marayur, Kerala by the Division of Arachnology, D

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