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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Tears for Mumbai

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Nethrani
Nethrani Parvin Dabbas explores this hidden diving destination on India's west coast, which lies off Murdeshwar, a little town in Karnataka.

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Climate change, citizen science a...
The Internet age is one of opportunity and convenience. The transfer and exchange of information is simpler than anyone could have imagined a few decades ago.

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Wildlife Crime in India - Myths a...
Wildlife Crime in India - Myths and Realities by B.K. Sharma With a global wildlife trade worth an estimated US $ 20 to 25 billion per annum, comprising mor

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WILDLIFE TOURISM: the great India...
WILDLIFE TOURISM: the great Indian green trick? BY SANJAY GUBBI Someone in the bus shouted, “tiger, tiger!" Immediately, the driver turned the vehicle, s

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Go Get Wet
The furious hand-gesture caught my eye and its meaning was unequivocal - a shark! Following the sign, I looked down into the depths where the deep blue sea

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Wild Ambitions - Making tourism w...
Wildlife tourism is a double-edged sword, capable of consuming the very destinations it markets. The tourism industry must change drastically from within fr

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Coastal (Mis) Management Zone
August 2008: India’s coastline, stretching across 5,700 km., supports the livelihoods of millions every single day.  In the past, protection measures in the f

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End Of The Road For The Grizzled...
October 2008:Most of India’s wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, large and small, are dismembered by roads and rail lines.  These pose a serious threat t

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World Bank Vs. Sea Turtles - Trau...
April 2008: The proposed port in Dhamra, the Sethu-Samudram Ship Canal Project in the Gulf of Mannar, unsustainable fishing practices and ocean pollution - th

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Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
  Achanakmar - A forest like no other Text and photographs by Prodipto Lahiri It was the peak of summer and even though the sun had almost set, it was one

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