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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Trees of India
A variety of flowering and non-flowering trees are found in the Indian subcontinent and Trees of India captures this rich botanical heritage within its pages.

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The Ultimate Ranthambhore Guide
"Until the British arrived, the people of the area lived freely and easily in the forests. They revered the sun, the moon and Vaghdeo, the tiger god they worshi

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India’s Wildlife History
India’s Wildlife History looks at the landmark events that have shaped or influenced the country’s wildlife past.

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The Birds of Assam
Anwaruddin Choudhury’s earlier book The Checklist of the birds of Assam documented the diversity of avifauna of this north-eastern state.

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Dams and Development
Prepared by experts who are deeply involved with the engineering, environmental, social and institutional concerns of rivers and dams, the World Commission on D

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Common Indian Wild Flowers
Readers of Hornbill, the BNHS' magazine will be familiar with Isaac Kehimkar’s regular feature on Indian wild flowers. Beautiful and wild - flowers of a myriad

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Forests of Kashmir
"The forest area of the State, covering an area of 2.02 million hectares, is forest in name only with most of it barren and degraded whose density cover does no

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Jaguar
"I was looking into the face of the animal I had sought for so long. I heard nothing but my heartbeat. I felt naked and alone, as I confronted wild, untouchable

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Tribal Self-rule
The strongest allies of the forest are the tribal communities who call it their home.

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Our Birds
This is a pocket-sized bilingual booklet of 76 pages published by the Nature Club Surat. The text is written in both English and Gujarati.

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Landscapes and Lives
"Fruit trees - guava, jackfruit, roseapple, mango, jujube, etc. - overhanging with lush fruit welcome visitors to the village.

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Bridge of God
The result of a trip to the Masai Mara, Bridge of God captures images of the rich African landscape. "For me, I have never had such an experience in my life - a

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