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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Rajaji plan trip
Best season The park is open from mid-November to mid-June. Winters are the most pleasant time to visit the park i.e. between November and March, when the te

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Valleyofflowers history
The Valley of Flowers, where 'the flowers that the Gods threw, took root on earth' offers incredible peace and solitude. Several Hindu sages would meditate in

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Valleyofflowers habitat
The Valley of Flowers is located at altitudes ranging from 3,360m. to 3,365m., at the northern end of the Bhyundar valley in the Garhwal Himalayas. It is the

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Valleyofflowers wildlife
Mammals like the Himalayan musk deer, yellow-throated marten and the black bear, brown bear, Himalayan tahr, blue sheep and the endangered snow leopard are fo

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Valleyofflowers places to see
On your trek from Ghangaria to the Valley of Flowers, you will see the grand Rataban peak at the head of the valley. Coniferous forests predominantly cover th

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Valleyofflowers tips
Access to the National Park is checked at the entrance to the gorge just above Ghangaria, where a small entrance fee is payable. Don't trample on flowers to

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Valleyofflowers plan trip
Best season The valley is protected from the cold, dry winds blowing from Tibet and also from the monsoon winds. The valley is snowbound and unapproachable f

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Sunderbans history
The Sundarbans is believed to have once been a part of the sea for it is heavy silt deposits that has created the delta. The rich, isolated 10,000 sq. km. swa

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Sunderbans habitat
Photo: Dhritiman Mukherjee/Sanctuary Asia. The Sundarbans outlines the gigantic fertile delta that is the meeting point of the three mighty rivers mentione

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Sunderbans wildlife
As many as 35 species of mammals thrive in this area where they shelter, roost, feed or breed. Because of the varied habitat the creatures that live here are

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Gir History
Once distributed across Asia Minor and Arabia, in centuries gone by lions had colonised lands in India as far north as Saharanpur, Moradabad and Ludhiana, eas

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Sunderbans places to see
Sajnekhali, Lothian Island and Halliday island are wildlife areas that support a good density of tigers. A good trip is from Namkhana in the 24 Parganas in a

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