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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The Dark I Must Not Name
'The Dark I Must Not Name' is an exploration of the city of Bhopal, 15 years after the world's worst industrial accident ravaged the city. The film is an examin

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Shores of Silence
'Shores of Silence - Whale Sharks in India', a film by Mike Pandey depicts whale shark hunting off the coast of Gujarat. The film won the Panda Award, popularly

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The Last Migration
The film portrays a 42-day elephant capture operation in Madhya Pradesh, India. It explores the sensitive issue of animal-human conflict, with special reference

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Honey Hunters of the Blue Mountai...
The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in South India harbours rare wild bees and honey combs of the rock bee Apis dorsata are a common sight.

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On a Trail With Ants - A Handbook...
One of the most welcome, natural history titles to have been published last year was the extremely well put together and printed On a Trail With Ants - A Handbo

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Troubled Islands
Cut off from the mainland, the Andaman and Nicobar islands is also cut off from the thoughts of most Indians. Few people realise that this archipelago of island

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Vanashobha
This journal is a forum for tree lovers to share their ideas and opinions.

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The Call of the Snake
This is an enjoyable book written for kids as well as adults by Rahul Alvares, young author and snake protector.

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And the Bamboo Flowers in the Ind...
This is an interesting and enlightening series - the result of a study on the devastating impact of the Pulp and Paper Industry (PPI) on tropical forests in Ind

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National Parks and Sanctuaries
National Parks and Sanctuaries in India provides information on the legal aspects of over 540 national parks and sanctuaries in India created under the Wildlife

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Biodiversity Conservation Priorit...
These two volumes present a summary of the findings and conclusions of the Biodiversity Conservation Prioritisation Project (BCPP), a comprehensive exercise to

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Journal of Ecological Society, Vo...
Did you know that Pune's biodiversity is richer than any other metropolis in the country? But increasing river pollution, urbanisation and cutting of trees is a

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