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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Nature Notes From New York City
Nature notes from New York City: paws, claws and more! Jennifer Scarlott writes from The Big Apple.

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Common Garden Lizard
The common garden lizard is the most common agamid of India. The male changes the colour of its head, does push ups and is ready to fight off any rivals for t

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Will The Black-necked Crane Go Th...
The story of the Black-necked Crane has contrasts that are telling—and tragic. Neha Sinha explains why the Nyamjang Chhu dam must be challenged for the sake o

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Diclofenac In Diminutive Doses On...
As per a gazette notification issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on July 15, 2015, diclofenac, a drug that has severely affected vultur

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Tropical Forests The Size Of Indi...
Studies show that by 2015 tropical forests the size of India will be felled. This will have a drastically damaging effect on climate change and temperatures a

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Neglected And Unprotected
In the shadow of India’s famous tiger reserves are a host of wildlife sanctuaries, conservation reserves, reserve forests, wetlands and grasslands that are ho

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Kids For Tigers Celebrates Global...
Sanctuary’s Kids for Tigers celebrated Global Tiger Day with schools from across the nation.

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Supreme Court Panel In Favour Of...
Supreme Court panels voted against a devastating rail project through the Western Ghats after losses to biodiversity and wildlife habitat are measured.

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Sci-Pho
Purva Variyar delved into the world of biological photography to showcase nature’s marvels up-close.

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Take Five!
Eshika Fyzee’s love for wildlife started as a young girl, and evolved into a keen interest in wildlife filmmaking. Currently enrolled at the University of Wes

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Shifting Ground
Assistant Editor Cara Tejpal reviews Shifting Ground, edited by Mahesh Rangarajan and K. Sivaramakrishnan.

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Lines Of Blood
Using the example of National Highway 7, writer-conservationist Neha Sinha reveals how poorly-planned linear alignments are taking a vicious toll of wild spec

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