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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A Morning With Nature
Shilonda trail on Sunday at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park With the monsoon in full force, join BNHS for a morning at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). Se

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Waste Warriors
From humble beginnings as a one-woman endeavour to keep Dharamshala free of litter, Waste Warriors has grown into a powerful movement that addresses one of In

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From The Hills Of The Himalayan L...
Telling a story of the little-studied Himalayan langur, Himani Nautiyal writes of hours spent observing the antics of these primates of Garhwal.

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The Female Of The Species
Executive Director of WTI, Vivek Menon takes a playful look at prevalent feminine clichés and the wild females who embody them.

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Evidence Of Large-Scale Elephant...
Recent news reports in the Malyalam language newspaper Manorama, have highlighted that elephant poaching is rampant in the state of Kerala. Sanctuary Asia wri

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Wahala In Nigeria
Spending three weeks in the midst of the largest population of endangered drill monkeys in the world, where time is only measured by sunsets and the growing n

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Blue Mormon Declared Maharashtra’...
At a June 22 meeting of Maharashtra’s State Board for Wildlife chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the board declared the Blue Mormon Papilio polymnest

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Researchers Estimate Population O...
Very little is known on the status of Asia’s most common wild cat species - the leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis, in India. The much understudied leopard

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Death on the Beach
My friend and I spotted a dolphin on Juhu beach while we were out jogging on June 15, 2015. It was alive, though brutally injured. Its breathing was laboured

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Death On The Beach
My friend and I spotted a dolphin on Juhu beach while we were out jogging on June 15, 2015. It was alive, though brutally injured. Its breathing was laboured

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When Art Takes Wing
With delicate strokes and bold splashes of colour, professional artist and amateur naturalist Sangeetha Kadur captures the exquisiteness of birds.

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Bird-Brained And Proud
Pranav Capila interviews animal cognition expert Dr. Auguste von Bayern, and comes away with a renewed respect for avian intelligence.

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