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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Flutterby! A Morning With Isaac K...
Join the ‘Butterfly Man of India’ as he guides a few lucky member of the Sanctuary community through the world of these flying jewels. We will spend a couple

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Vanamitra
Founded in 2009 and based in Karnataka, Vanamitra involves a wide range of communities in wildlife conservation.

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Wildlife Protector And Environmen...
He lived, loved and fought for Jammu and Kashmir’s wildernesses, writes Bittu Sahgal of a dear friend and compatriot.

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Icon Of The Cauvery
U.K. fisheries scientist and Mahseer Trust director Adrian Pinder, tells of how the hump-backed mahseer first captured his attention, and the journey he has e

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In The Bag
Getting geared to dabble in wildlife photography? Take a look inside Ramki Sreenivasan’s camera bag.

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Dam Project In Tawang Gets Go Ahe...
An environment ministry panel has given the go ahead for the 780 megawatt (MW) Nyamjang Chu hydropower project in the Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh to be

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A Leap Of Faith
How else could anyone possibly describe this death-defying river crossing? From the austere Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains of Pakistan, through to wester

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Landscapes Of Hope
A palette of vistas from across Asia showcase diverse ecosystems that underscore the truth that the value of landscapes far exceeds their aesthetic appeal.

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Meet Mandip Singh Soin
An India-based adventure travel specialist, Mandip Singh Soin, founder of Ibex Expeditions, is not your run-of-the-mill travel operator. Rafting, cycling, t

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Tourists From The Dark Side
In the lush Periyar landscape, journalist Shailendra Yashwant weighs the pros and cons of wildlife tourism as he confronts the wrong edge of the tourism sword

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Island Odyssey - Lizards Of The A...
While conducting research in the Andaman Islands, Nitya Prakash Mohanty found himself unpredictably enamoured by the islands’ endemic lizards and their countl

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Garden Of The Gods
A group of the country’s most intrepid birders find themselves encountering ‘lifers’ in Arunachal Pradesh’s Mishmi Hills. Panchami Manoo Ukil takes us along

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