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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Namdapha History
Namdapha gets its name from a river that flows through the area. Folklore has also attributed the name to the Dapha tribe. In 1947, Mr. W. Maiklinjalm, Fores

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Namdapha Habitat
Namdapha is the north-eastern limit of the tiger's range and shares a border with the Myanmar and Malaysian forest belts. Much of this national park is inacce

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Namdapha Wildlife
The thick rainforests are home four large sized cats- the tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and the elusive 'grey ghost of the Himalayas' - the snow leopard. Ar

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Namdapha Places to see
A pair of large forest-encased aquifers providing grazing pasture (five kilometres from Gibbons land) provides a delightful birdwatching spot. A scenic trail

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Namdapha Plan Trip
Best season The period between November and March is probably the best season to visit the park. The months of January and February are recommended. Namdapha

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Namdapha Tips
Do make your arrangements well ahead of your visit and obtain the necessary permits before entering the park. Processing can take up to 8/10 weeks. Overseas v

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Srisailam History
The area comprises ruins of the ancient Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam run by the great Buddhist scholar Nagarjunacharya (150 A.D.). Remains of the Ishwaku Chandr

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Srisailam Habitat
The region is hilly marked with several plateaux such as the Amrabad, Srisailam, Peddacheruvu, Sivapuram and the Nekkanti. The region receives rainfall from b

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Srisailam Wildlife
Mammals such as the tiger, leopard, sloth bear, wild dog, pangolin, spotted deer, sambar, mouse deer, black buck, chinkara, chausingha; reptiles such as the mug

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Srisailam tips
Visitors to the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve have to obtain permission to enter the Reserve from the field director. Night driving is absolutely not

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Srisailam Plan trip
Accommodation Tourists can feed good accommodation in guesthouses and cottages located in the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve itself, near the temples

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Pin Valley History
Local rulers called Nonos once ruled Spiti. In the 10th century, Spiti was given to one of the three sons of the King of Ladakh, after which the fate of the r

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