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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Waterbirds of Northern India
India has about 4.1 million hectares of wetland habitat and it is estimated that more than three million waterbirds arrive in our country every winter.

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Tigers
"Is the tiger a lost cause, or is there some reason for hope?" K. Ullas Karanth, one of India's best known tiger specialists asks and then goes on to convincing

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Flowers of Sahyadri
Yellow, purple, bright pink, orange... a myriad hues greet the reader of Flowers of Sahyadri. Probably the first detailed field guide on the flora of the breath

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Wolf Trails
Join the handsome Copperleaf wolf pack in their fascinating journey to freedom. The book opens in a fenced yard where wolves are imprisoned and kept in an anima

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Butterflies of Peninsular India
"There is no better instrument to broaden interest in the living environment on the part of the public at large than inexpensive, user-friendly field guides.

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A Birdwatcher's Guide to India
Want to sight an Ibisbill in India? Look up the new Indian edition of the A Birdwatcher's Guide to India and read about the best birdwatching havens in the coun

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Ideas for Outdoor Plants
Ideas for Outdoor Plants is an interesting booklet primarily aimed at teachers and students to inspire and foster a positive attitude towards the environment.

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For the Forests
In her forward, palaeobotanist, Mary E. White writes, "Tasmania has the tallest forests in the southern hemisphere

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The Tiger in India
J.C. Daniel's book, The Tiger in India - A Natural History draws on archival records to produce a comprehensive natural history volume on the striped predator.

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The Food Revolution
Heart disease, osteoporosis, genetically modified food, mad cow disease... John Robbins writes about how what we eat influences our health in The Food Revolutio

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Oxford Anthology of Indian Wildli...
In today's scenario, shikar has no relevance as a modern sport but it remains an important part of Indian culture and history. This anthology, first of a two-vo

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Microplanning
The conservation and management of our natural resources are no longer looked at in isolation. In recent years, authorities have realised that an area-based app

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