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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Earth-Bound Phoenixes
Jennifer Scarlott piques your curiosity about two mythical creatures residing in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.

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Giant Otters
The giant otter is, indeed, the giant of the otter world. Pteronura brasiliensis is only found in selected river systems in South America and, unfortunately,

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Caecilians
The class Amphibia includes not only frogs and toads, but also salamanders and caecilians, says Rahul Alvares.

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Baby Animals!
Nature has designed beautiful systems to keep the life on this planet ever evolving. Plant or animal, a new life miraculously emerges from an existing one! Wh

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The Anatomy Of A Second Chance
As 2014 drew to a close, the Kaziranga and Manas National Parks in Northeast India were witness to some holiday season excitement of a different kind: a trans

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A Journey Of Many Thousand Moons...
On the sidelines of the Minding Animals conference (www.mindinganimals.com) in New Delhi, Asym Bal speaks with Dr. Jill Robinson, founder-CEO of the Animals A

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Sanctuary Pledges Support to Penc...
On February 23, 2015, over 250 locals illegally fishing in the waters of the Totladoh reservoir of the Pench Tiger Reserve were confronted by a section of the

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Scavenger With A Killer Instinct
In two separate yet strangely similar situations, a killer was caught red-handed with photographic evidence of the ‘crime’. Better known as a scavenger that p

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Notes From A ‘Bubophile’
Eurasian Eagle Owl or Indian Eagle Owl? ‘Bubophile’ M. Eric Ramanujam helps Sanctuary readers figure out what sets the two apart.

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Seeing Red - Striking Colour In...
Little is known about the flamboyant coral snakes found in India, or about the many snake species that mimic these venomous reptiles. V. Deepak delves into th

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Parambikulam - Subaltern Sanctuar...
The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in ‘God’s Own Country’ exemplifies the best of a thriving Western Ghats ecosystem, writes Vivek Menon.

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Mines, Minerals And People
Established in 1999, Mines, Minerals and People is a national alliance to combat the destructive impact of irresponsible mining in India.

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