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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No Deal In Paris
Environmental reporter and climate change activist Shailendra Yashwant opines on the outcome of the recently concluded, and hotly debated 2015 Paris Climate C

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Maned Wolf
South America’s largest canid, the maned wolf is a sight to behold.

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The Kingdom Of Bhutan
Jennifer Scarlott writes about her daughter Julia’s study abroad programme in the peaceful, nature-loving country of Bhutan.

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Ornate Flying Snake
Can the ornate flying snake actually fly? Of course not. But boy, can it glide!

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Giant Hearts: Travels In The Worl...
Anirudh Nair reviews Giant Hearts: Travels in the World of Elephants edited by Jean-Phillipe Puyravud and Priya Davidar.

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Reflections On Managing Water - E...
Purva Variyar reviews Reflections on Managing Water - Earth’s Greatest Natural Resource by Indira Khurana, Romit Sen and Shilpi Jain.

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CITES, Don’t ‘CoP’ Out On The Rhi...
South Africa’s proposal to legalise the rhino horn trade is a regressive step in the bloody battle to protect these ancient mammals. The proposal must be voci

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Biodiversity And Elephant Conserv...
Founded in 1998, the Biodiversity and Elephant Conservation Trust strives to protect the gentle giants of the island-nation of Sri Lanka.

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KMTR’s ‘One-Mile’ Corridor
Pankaj Sekhsaria follows the work of two American primatologists to trace the history of a small evergreen patch of forest within Tamil Nadu’s Kalakad-Mundant

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The Flight Of The Falcon
Executive Director of the Wildlife Trust of India Vivek Menon provides Sanctuary Asia readers with an account of one of the most extraordinary conservation su

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The Fish That Wears The Night On...
Community conservation initiatives by fishermen off the coast of Saurashtra have helped the whale shark stage a slow but sure comeback, writes Pranav Capila.

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At the Tap Of A Key
The Internet, a bottomless pit, is one of the world’s largest marketplaces for the global, illegal wildlife trade, cautions one of India’s finest police offic

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