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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Bandipur must remain a Project Ti...
June 2003: A recent order from the government of Karnataka will have the disastrous effect of virtually closing down the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, one of India’

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Minor Ports: Major Legal Loophole
October 2002: A rash of proposals for 'minor' ports has exposed a gaping loophole in Indian environmental law. Legally, 'minor' ports are not subject to condi

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Bhimgad awaits protection
June 2006: The Western Ghats forests contain some of the richest and most diverse ecosystems in the world. Protecting such forests should be the priority of a

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Dam the Brahmagiris?
April 2002: The 181 sq. km. Brahmagiri Sanctuary offers some of the most breathtaking landscapes in Karnataka's Western Ghats, with its dense forests liberall

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Palamau: Tigers in trouble
August 1999: Inadequate support threatens to undo many of the gains that Project Tiger was able to make over the past decade. Tales of negligence, laxity and

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Hazaribagh: Roads, railway lines...
October 2000: The 183.23 sq. km. Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary, one of Bihar's oldest and best-known protected areas, is under the twin threats of a highway e

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North Karanpura Valley: Coal mini...
April 2000: The coal-mining expansion will rip apart important forest corridors in Eastern India between Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Maharashtra, destro

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Sahyadri Eco-Sensitive Area
April 2001: Home to a staggering array of species, the Western Ghats have been listed as a global biodiversity hotspot. But these forests are being whittled a

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Kudremukh betrayed: The KIOCL min...
October 1999: In July, the Ministry of Environment and Forests granted a one year ‘temporary’ extension to the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL), per

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Elephant deaths on the rise in Ka...
Eight elephants died due to suspected electrocution in the first week of November in Mysore. The Hindu reported that four carcasses, including that of a tuske

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Sunlight and Shadow

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The forgotten prophet

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