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 Vanishing Tiger
“Extremely fast and powerful, its very name has been derived from the classical Greek root for ‘arrow," says Sinha in his book The Vanishing Tiger.

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The Green Warrior
Conservationist and film maker Dr. Robin Banerjee till he passed away on August 6, 2003.

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Importance of Wildlife Conservati...
H.S.A. Yahya credits the inspiration to write this book to Dr. Sálim Ali, under whose guidance he completed his Ph.D.

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The Mammals of Arunachal Pradesh
The widely differing habitats - tropical wet evergreen forests, semi-evergreen forests, subtropical and temperate broadleaf and coniferous forests, patches of m

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Walks in the Wild
Palamau, Simlipal, Betla, Bandhavgarh, Dudhwa, Corbett, Ranthambhore, Bharatpur, Manas, Kaziranga, Madumalai, Nagarahole, Bandipur, Chilika… all magnificent wil

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Water Perspectives, issues, conce...
With millions of people across the country virtually deprived of that most basic human right - clean water, this is one issue that is of concern to everyone.

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March of the Penguins
In the Arctic, every March since the beginning of time, Emperor Penguins begin their search for a perfect mate and to start a family. This courtship begins with

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Shekru...Journey of conservation...
The shores of Tarkarli, Sindhudurga district are enticing…sea birds taking flight, dolphins flitting amongst waves, olive ridley hatchlings peeping out from the

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Only an Axe away
Kalpana Sadashivan, narrates the story of a unique campaign to save the valley from destructive hands of development. The mention of Silent Valley still conjure

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Troubled Waters
...narrates the tale of this picturesque archipelago of the Lakshadweep islands off the mainaland of India, located 400 kms off the western coast of Kerela. The

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Black Panthers in Periyar
What struck me most about the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala, when I visited it with my family early this year, was the wealth of flora and fauna flourishing t

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And then there were none...
Narrated in English, this 21 minute film documents the rampant killing of the ambassador of the wetland - the otter. The film, one of the winners at the Vatavar

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