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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Meet Shashank Dalvi: Naturalist,...
Shashank Dalvi has described a new species of bird to science and personally seen and documented as many as 1,190 avian species in India

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Wildlife Conservation And Animal...
One hundred kilometres from Mumbai, in the green belt of Dahanu, the Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare Association

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Wildlife Photography In Transitio...
Involved in fostering a community of photographers and wildlife conservationists, Kalyan Varma is a recipient of numerous awards including the BBC Wildlife Ph

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A Kingdom Restored
Reiterating the importance of securing habitats as Protected Areas, Sheren Shrestha shares the success story behind the resurgence of Banke National Park.

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Wildlife Photography in Transit
Kalyan Varma shares what he believes to be the future of wildlife photography in India.

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Mangroves of Appa
A rigorous community effort to restore a fragile ecosystem from unsustainable shrimping.

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Great Indian Bustards - Extinctio...
A citizen science initiative brings Vaishali Rawat in confrontation with the stark conservation realities facing the critically-endangered Great Indian Bustard.

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Stop! Don't Shoot Like That.
Shekar Dattatri and Ramki Sreenivasan write about the ethics of wildlife photography.

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Kohka Foundation
The Kohka Foundation empowers tribal communities living in and around the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, writes Anirudh Nair.

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Meet Erik Solheim - Environmental...
Currently the Global Head, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Erik Solheim is one of the worlds most visionary politicians,

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Karanpura Must Live
Bulu Imam reveals heartbreak and successes of an ongoing battle against the carbon-powers.

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Bats in the Land of Hornbills
Exploring every chiropterologist's dream destination of Borneo, Rohit Chakravarty makes the ultimate bat lovers pilgrimage.

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