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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Artists' Camp at Gir National Par...
Kalavarnam is organising 'An Artist Camp' to welcome and promote upcoming painters and photographers at the Gir National Park in Gujarat between November 17 and

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People’s Climate March In New Yor...
Four lakh people raised their voice for climate justice at the People’s Climate March in New York City on September 21 and Jennifer Scarlott was among them.

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Shoebill Stork
The Shoebill Stork is named for its distinctive bill shaped like a shoe! The pre-historic looking Shoebill Stork stands up to 1.5 m. tall. It is so elusive an

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Beddome’s Cat Snake
Rahul Alvares encounters a Beddome’s cat snake while out ‘herping’ in Ambolim. Or at least that’s what he thinks it is! And he is completely fine not knowing

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Bear Necessities
A group of researchers throw light on one of the Indian jungles’ least understood creatures - the sloth bear. Their observations ratify the simple premise tha

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Asian Elephants In The Wild: A Di...
The human population stands at seven billion, increasing by 65 per cent over the last 100 years. The Asian elephant population stands at approximately thirty

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S.D. Biju Identifies Seven New Fr...
What hitherto were thought to be a single species of golden-backed frog, have been now assigned their long overdue distinct species statuses thanks to the eff

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Butterfly Workshop At BNHS
Here is a unique opportunity to learn about these flying jewels and how to photograph them in a two-day workshop at BNHS conducted by Mr Isaac Kehimkar, the r

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Little Rann Of Kutch BNHS Camp
Known for being the last refuge for the Indian Wild Ass, Little Rann of Kutch is a large salt marsh situated in Gujarat. The Little Rann of Kutch is a birding

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India's First National Code For D...
Over 300 million dairy animals of India form the world’s largest herd and pose one of the biggest animal welfare challenges. These animals are living in the m

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Drugs Contribute To Global Wildli...
In the wake of WWF’s devastating ‘Living Planet’ report that discloses that the earth has lost half of its wildlife population over the last 40 years, comes d

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Eye In The Sky - Tracking Black-n...
Tahir Shawl, Wildlife Warden, Jammu and Kashmir, teams up with wildlife biologists to satellite-tag the threatened Black-necked Cranes and Bar-headed Geese of

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