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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Tigers and Terrorism

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A Pocket Guide to the Birds of Ar...
A Pocket Guide to the Birds of Arunachal Pradesh is essentially a checklist of the staggering 738 bird species found in this northeastern state. These account

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Mining In Tigerland
December 2008: In the last decade, the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve(TATR) in Maharashtra has slowly but surely established itself as a stronghold of the tiger

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POSCO - How To Destroy India's Co...
December 2008: History will judge India’s Central Government, the Orissa State Government and the Ministry of Environment and Forests harshly. In their haste

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A Vital Corridor For Large Mammal...
February 2008: Most of our Protected Areas are being islanded, with their connecting corridors to other forested areas literally torn asunder. In the forests

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Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary
December 2007: In September 2007, members of the Left parties, including the Communist Party of India (Marxist), along with hundreds of locals, entered the Ka

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melghat habitat
Melghat lies at the southern end of the Satpura ranges. The river Tapti, which is the northern limit of the reserve, branches into five major tributaries -

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melghat wildlife
Melghat is a prime habitat of the Royal Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris. However, it isn't easy to spot a tiger in Melghat, so look for remnants of kills or scr

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melghat places to see
Early mornings and dusk are unquestionably your best bet. You might encounter a sloth bear in the morning, and several other birds and animals during the day

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melghat tips
Permits to trek can be obtained from the Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Project Tiger, Melghat. You may not see any large carnivores on your trip

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melghat plan trip
Best season The summers temperatures can cross 400C. In winter, Melghat is cool with temperatures dropping below 150C! Between 1,000 to 2,250 mm. of rain fal

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chandoli wildlife
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