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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Five Ideas to Save the Environmen...
One of the greatest pleasures of life is eating. We eat to fuel our bodies and to please our taste buds. But did you know that our eating habits impact not on

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Ranthambhore’s Ustad Saga
The attack and killing of a forest guard in Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, by a tiger identified as T24, and the cat’s subsequent incarceration has created a nation

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Tern species seen for the first t...
A Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris, a small-sized, sea-breeding bird, with dark plumage, greyish-white head and a long dark beak has been recorded for the firs

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The Royal Bank of Scotland launch...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced the RBS Earth Heroes Awards 2015. As an extension of the work being undertaken for communities in India, RBS inst

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Wildlife Conservation & You 2015
“I am a nature lover. I love wildlife. What can I do to save it? How can I contribute to wildlife conservation?"Wildlife Conservation & You (WCY), has set out t

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MoEFCC Reinstates Power To State...
Till 2014, all development project proposals required environmental clearance (EC) from both the State Wildlife Boards (SWBs) and the Standing Committee of th

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Vanishing Wood - An EIA Investiga...
It is not just wild fauna and their body parts that feature large on the target list of illegal wildlife traders. Illegal timber trading has long been rampant

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Half Of India’s Groundwater Conta...
According to an investigation carried out by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), over half of India’s districts have been found to contain poisonous substa

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Satellite Tracking Of Great India...
Great Indian Bustards (GIBs), commonly known as godawan, are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, which grants them the highest level

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Government Plans To Widen NH7 Hig...
Widening of the highway between Mansar and Khawasa on the Madhya Pradesh border has been suspended as per a stay order given by the National Green Tribunal (N

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Phutkal Landslide Dam Bursts, Cau...
A 600 m. long and 60 m. deep earthen dam created by a landslide in the Phutkal river of Zanskar valley in Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir, burst on May 7

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From 411 To 523, Asiatic Lion Pop...
The 14th Asiatic Lion Census 2015 held by the Gujarat government has reported a total number of 523 Asiatic lions which is 27 per cent more than the census ca

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