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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Pin Valley Habitat
The Pin river arises from the glaciers of the Pin-Parvati pass that are located at a height of 4,802 m. and it flows down to meet the Spiti, a large tributary

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Pin Valley Wildlife
Pin Valley is best known for the Siberian ibex and the rare snow leopard. The Siberian ibex Capra ibex sibrica form the main prey base for the snow leopard. T

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Pin Valley Places to See
The valley is renowned for being Spiti's main stronghold of Nyingmapa Buddhists. There are six monastries in the valley and the largest and most important gom

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Pin Valley Tips
Take a local guide along with you and all required camping equipment - high altitude tents, sleeping bags, and altimeters to show you the height above sea lev

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Pin Valley Plan Trip
Best season The climate is dry with freezing, high-velocity winds and minimal rainfall. Winter sets in early and temperatures can drop to as low as -350C. He

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Wandur History
The islands lie on the trade route between Burma and India and their existence has been recorded on Ptolemy's 2nd century map and were also recorded by the Ch

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Wandur Wildlife
Photo: Sanctuary Asia/Jignasu Dholia. The islands are home to a vast array of animals from the Andaman wild pig and spotted deer to civets and bats. Reptiles

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Wandur Places to See
From Wandur National Park: Jollybuoy island: The most famous of the islands is Jollybouy, with a sandy beach at the nothern end, encircled by coral reefs. Wa

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Wandur Tips
The best way to travel around the islands is by the forest department launch or by renting a canoe with a trained guide. If you are planning to rent a private

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Wandur Plan Trip
Best season The best season to visit the park is from December to early April. May to October is the rainy season, with maximum rainfall of 2532.6 mm. Temper

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Delhi Ridge History
It was in the early 14th century that emperor Feroze Tughlaq fenced off a region, today referred to as the Northern Ridge, where he planted several trees, in

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