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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Searching for Happiness
An exploratory tale of Nicobar's lush coral reefs, dense rainforest and rich socioculture.

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State vs Elephas Maximus
Deconstructing PIL by Prerna Bindra in the Apex Court of India on human-elephant conflict.

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Tiger Connectivity
Madhya Pradesh's vital tiger corridors need to be secured for posterity without delay.

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Doting Dads And Marauding Males
Dr. Seshadri K.S. writes of the white-spotted bush frogs parental care behaviour, which he observed in Tamil Nadus Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR).

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Meet Aditya Dicky Singh
Bittu Sahgal interviews award-winning conservationist, Sanctuary Photography Award winner, wildlife lodge owner and tiger lover Aditya 'Dicky' Singh.

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Marine Life Of Mumbai
Anirudh Nair writes about Marine Life of Mumbai (MLOM), a citizens collective that is redefining taking a simple walk by the sea.

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The Call of the Chengu
Village communities in remote Nagaland are working to put an end to unsustainable fishing and develop bird and biodiversity-based tourism.

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Otters in Tiger Country
The discovery of Eurasian otters in the Satpura Tiger Reserve bears testament to the umbrella species model of conservation, says Rizwan Mithawala.

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Silent Strength
Bittu Sahgal creates a vivid imagery of India's richly diverse regions and examines the legacy of the lion-tailed macaque.

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Watching Dolphins and Working wit...
Terra Conscious is changing the way tourists interact with ocean biodiversity and is, in the process, furthering marine conservation efforts in Goa.

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Dispatches from the Forgotten Edg...
Pranav Capila writes about sighting wild ungulates in Hirpora, Kashmir, the Markhor Recovery Project and the construction of a road that threatens the species.

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The Kerala Floods: Will The Last...
Shailendra Yashwant writes about the causes and consequences of the devastating floods in 2018 in Kerala, and the state's vulnerability to climate change.

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