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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The U.S. Offers Technology To Tra...
The United States has offered to help India in its efforts to track and protect Bengal tigers, as the two countries seek to strengthen collaboration in wildli

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Climate Change And Rise Of Arctic...
Climate Change will have a tumultuous effect on a range of species, with the increasing Arctic temperatures seeing a marked increase in mosquito population in

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Searching For Arcadia - Private N...
From the Himalaya to the Western Ghats, a smattering of private sanctuaries and reserves are transforming conservation strategies. Cara Tejpal takes a walk in

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Lahore Court Orders Pakistan To E...
In a landmark ruling on September 14, 2015, Judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court ordered Pakistan’s Federal Government to implement climate ch

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Umred-Karhandla Declared As Satel...
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) last week approved recommendation of the Maharashtra chief wildlife warden to declare Umred-Karhandla Wildlif

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Illicit Timber Trade From Myanmar...
A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency exposes the huge scale of stolen timber flowing from Myanmar to China, facilitated by organised crimi

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Mumbai-Based Scientist Duo Discov...
A stunning, new species of trapdoor spider has been discovered in Kerala’s Western Ghats by researchers Zeeshan Mirza and Rajesh Sanap of National Centre for

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Suspects Arrested For Poaching An...
On September 17, 2015, the Aceh Tenggara District Police (Polres Aceh Tenggara), the Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP) rangers, and the Wildlife Conservation

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Elephant Electrocuted In Kazirang...
On September 4, 2015 one of two tuskers that tried to cross a highway during the night was electrocuted by a sagging high tension electric cable in Kaziranga

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NGT And HC Face-Off On NH7 Case
The controversial battle over the expansion of National Highway 7 across a vital corridor connecting the ecologically rich Pench National Park and Kanha Natio

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Corporates To Protect Buffer Fore...
In a bid to conserve large patches of forestland, the Central Government may allow corporates to buy land in buffer zones, on the condition of actively protec

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Wonderful Woodpeckers
Mother Nature has designed woodpeckers with speed and strength in mind! These awesome birds can peck as fast as 20 times per second, and in all, clock between

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