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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Nagzira plan trip
Best season  The sanctuary is open for visitors from October to June. It is closed during the rains when the wind velocity is also at a maximum. The average

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tadoba history
Tadoba National Park was christened after the local God Taru, who is worshipped as 'Tadoba'. Legend holds that Taru was apparently a village chief who was kil

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tadoba habitat
Tadoba lies in the Moharli hills of the West Chandrapur Forest Division of Maharashtra. The terrain is hilly with a gradual slope from north to south. The alt

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tadoba wildlife
Taboda is bursting with life. It houses several endangered species. The apex species of the reserve is the tiger. The leopard and the jungle cat are some of t

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tadoba places to see
There are several machans in the reserve, one at the Panchadhara waterhole, another at the Vasant Bhandara waterhole, two around the Tadoba lake and another a

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tadoba tips
Visitors are permitted inside the park from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on all days except Tuesday, when the park is closed. A trip lasting at leas

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tadoba plan trip
Best season Photo: Bharat Goel. The park is open to visitors throughout the year. Animals are best seen from February to May. Vegetation and insect life i

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Karnala History
As you pass Panvel, on the Mumbai-Goa NH-17 highway, the sudden change in the landscape and the freshness in the air announces your arrival at the Karnala Bir

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Karnala Habitat
While teak dominates this southern moist mixed deciduous type forest, koshimb, kinjal, kalam, jamba, alu, amba, putranjiva, jambhul, umbar, surangi, lokhandi,

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Karnala Bird Sanctuary - Maharash...
Karnala Bird Sanctuary is a wonderful place to discover and observe nature. Though this is primarily an avian paradise, Karnala is also home to the four horne

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Karnala Places to see
A beautiful trail takes the trekker 450 m. above the forest to a fort. Here one can see the protruding rock or pinnacle, which looks like a funnel-shaped loud

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Karnala tips
Unfortunately, visitors do not respect its tranquility. The Mumbai-Goa National Highway that bisects the forest and the vehicles, besides the ruthless picnick

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