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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Heritage And Natural History Walk...
The Sanctuary team is organising a heritage and natural history walk at the Vasai Fort, Mumbai, on March 19, 2016. Sanctuary’s team of naturalists show you th

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National Society Of The Friends O...
The National Society of the Friends of the Trees creates awareness of the vital role that trees play in our lives. They protect, preserve and propagate plant

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All Woman, All Wild
Writer-conservationist Neha Sinha on how she was shamed for being a woman in the forests, and why it’s time that men need to come to terms with women making a

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A Pit Full Of Vipers
National Geographic Young Explorer Munib Khanyari writes about a moon-lit tryst with the slithering beauties of the Emerald Isles.

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The Pangolin Protectors
Targeted victims of the international, illegal wildlife trade, pangolins are the world’s most trafficked species. In the fight to protect these unique animals

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Of Gerbils, Jirds And Jagnath
Ranjana Pal introduces Sanctuary readers to a small, private sanctuary near Jalore, Rajasthan, where desert wildlife thrives.

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New Report Reveals Thriving Undoc...
The online trade in ivory and related wildlife products is rampant in Hawaii, which remains one of the United States’ major markets for ivory, according to a

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Three Young Shutterbugs
Three budding photographers display their skills with a camera.

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Reclaiming Mumbai’s Mangroves
Monica Szczupider examines Mumbai’s gross disregard of its mangrove eco-system, and explores the work of a small group of people trying to reclaim and regrow

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Bombay Natural History Society Fl...
The Bombay Natural History Society is conducting the annual Flamingo Festival on March 5 at the Sewri Jetty from 12.30 pm until sunset. The event which takes

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‘Three Lakes View’ Trail At Sanja...
The Sanctuary team is organising a nature trail for subscribers in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on March 6, 2016. The trail is suitable for people o

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Brown Vine Snake
Rahul Alvares tells us how the brown vine snake is different from the green one. And no, it’s not just the colour!

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