Tourists from the Dark Side: In the lush Periyar landscape, journalist Shailendra Yashwant weighs the pros and cons of wildlife tourism as he confronts the wrong edge of the tourism sword, sharpened by ignorance, greed and the in-built limitations of Forest Departments across India.

In this issue, walk into a magical valley of flowers, bat for bats, rescue a hairy tarantula,  glide with sea slugs, raise your voice against the international wildlife trade, and celebrate World Environment Day.

In this issue, follow an NGO's mission to save the most trafficked mammal in the world, browse through a stunning gallery from the International League of Conservation Photographers, learn a lesson on loss and hope from David Quammen, explore the fragile Eastern Himalaya and Sinharaja landscapes, meet the author of The Uninhabitable Earth, David Wallace-Wells,  and have a glance at the bleak history of Panna.

In this issue, roam with ungulates, bob with chameleons, gaze at a fishing cat, wade in the Everglades, soak in the hues of nature, get to know trees a little better, meet a path-breaking Kenyan ecofeminist, and more.

In this issue, meet the Sanctuary Wildlife Award 2019 winners, get an update on WILD11, take a look at Sri Lanka’s endemic birds, explore the wonders of macro photography, meet actress-conservationist Virginia McKenna and more.

In this issue, follow a young naturalist to Sri Lanka's wild lands, meet kids like Greta Thunberg, learn to tell turtles and tortoises apart, rescue a bulbul, meet a Peruvian environmental activist and learn how spiders molt.

In this issue, six conservationists write to the Prime Minister on five development projects that threaten India's ecology, the Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards winners are announced, the future of tourism in Ladakh is analysed, the ethics of camera trapping are discussed, and a report on tiger-tusker interactions in the Corbett landscape is elaborated on.

In this issue,meet a langur named Tara, learn to tell dolphins and porpoises apart, know all about nature writing, rescue a back-striped weasel in Manipur and meet a young environmental activist-cum-hiphop artist.

In this issue, explore the twisted world of amphibians; dig into the subterranean world of caecilians, meet the 'Mahabali' frog, get a bird's eye view of India's wetlands, meet a creative conservationist, read the report by Wildlife Conservation Trust on how well we equip our forest guards to protect India's wilds, and take a lesson or two on parenting from some fascinating frogs.

In this issue, learn about the differences between frogs and toads, meet the white-bellied sea eagle, an Iberian lynx, get an invitation to a congress that seeks to save nature, take action to protect sloth bears in Uttar Pradesh and learn about a man who's guarding the wildernesses of the Himalayas.

In this issue, dive into the fascinating world of fungi, learn about the reality of survival as a sea turtle in Malaysia, read about a little-known tale from the banks of the Cauvery, meet the rare red pierrot butterflies thriving in a public park, travel to Mannar, Sri Lanka's isolated, aloof and surprisingly important island and join Wildlife Conservation Trust on their journey to keep both wildlife and livestock safe from inter-species disease transmission.

In this issue, marvel at the butterfly haven that is the Dzongu Valley; meet an anti-poaching watcher who has dedicated his life to his beloved forest in Ombettu; learn to tell a crocodile from an alligator; steal a fun wildlife reading list; sit on the edge of your seat as a surgeon and a wildlife activist revive an injured Brown Fish Owl; and raise your voice against Mumbai's devastating Coastal Road Project.

The Sanctuary Asia June issue puts on display the much-underestimated breathtaking marine life of Mumbai, enlightens you about the overlooked vitality of grasslands, introduces you to a man who dedicated his life to saving mugger crocodiles, laments on the human activities that are affecting the temperate forests in our country, brings up the issue of protecting tigers outside our Protected Areas and so much more.

Join Rajat Rastogi on his search for blackbuck in Bihar's grasslands, learn the difference between the octopus and the squid,  meet an 8-year-old who's crazy about sharks, read about Jawai's leopards who surprisingly live in prides, learn about one of the world's greatest geoscientists and read about the security guard who rescued an Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher.

In this issue, lose yourself in the vibrant beauty that is the Northeast. Get an update on Mud on Boots, which has been empowering grassroots conservationists for two years. Learn how a shamanic community has been secretly saving a modest population of tigers. Meet the three protectors of the Melghat Reserve and get inspired by a dedicated IFS officer who'll stop at nothing.

In this issue, embark on a tranquil journey through Kerala's Silent Valley with Piya Bose. Read about how Kids For Tigers took the lead in the fight to save the Great Indian Bustard. Take a peep at the different kinds of bird beaks there are. Learn to tell the difference between manatees and dugongs and delve into the wild Bengal Plains. You'll also read about how you can save the Indonesian forests from getting wiped out!

Across the world fine art is taking huge strides towards the goal of stimulating and influencing public opinion in favour of nature conservation. Shaaz Jung, a talented young Indian wildlife photographer, is a pioneer in this field, and he uses his wildlife photographs, enhanced by digital imagery, to augment their impact. In his view, this will bring in new pools of support from artists whose creativity could help turn the tide, by attracting hitherto untapped potential for the critical task of saving our vanishing wilds.

In this issue, Kids for Tigers show the adults in their lives that for human survival ‘nature needs half ’ the planet. Also on these pages, we introduce you to a couple of amazing global environmental activists; remind you to demand that your government learn the difference between ‘destruction’ and ‘development’; present to you the green (and pink!) treasure smack bang in the middle of Mumbai city; bolster your knowledge of ‘pinnipeds’; uplift you with a story of a farmer who saved a leopard; thrill you with the joyous dancing of the Lesser Florican; wow you with some amazing images from young wildlife photographers and so much more.

The Sanctuary Wildlife Awards 2018: Each year, in the process of unearthing inspiring people who have been contributing to protecting our home - Planet Earth, we come across an incredibly diverse set of brave men and women – who do not let fear or uncertainty deter them. The Sanctuary Nature Foundation is honoured to recognise these Earth Heroes, not only to shine a light on their work but also as a token of gratefulness for their selfless work.

In this issue we bring you: an Asian elephant calf, a bunch of hungry crematogaster ants, a dazzling Red Avadavat, a gorgeous grizzled giant squirrel, a brave one-and-a-half legged dog, a couple of Asiatic lions, a few mysterious creatures that are neither plant nor animal (you heard right) and much more!

The Joy of Nature:  Underscoring the truth that nature will only be nurtured if ordinary people love, understand and respect it, Bittu Sahgal drums up a smattering of memories of days spent in kinship with wild nature. It is such experiences he believes that we need to expose young India to if we wish them to grow up with a sense of appreciation for the exquisite natural heritage with which the Indian subcontinent is blessed. This vital national objective can be achieved by tourism, provided policymakers enable young Indians to experience nature as they deserve to… the way he did when he fell in love and dedicated his life to nature decades ago.

In this issue, we introduce you to two amazing women whose life work with chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas has totally changed the way humans think about their place in the animal kingdom. On page 25, learn how YOU can change the world by learning to have fun without trashing the planet. Also in this issue, you can sit back and let your ‘heart leap up’! We have soaring Red Kites and bounding tigers, ‘man-faced’ bugs and baby pipistrelles, the green side of Goa, the magnificent Sanjay Gandhi National Park, a peek at life through the eyes of a naturalist, and so much more.

India’s food, water and climate security are at an all time risk given the systematic dilution of existing laws and policies on wetlands and waterways. Neha Sinha wonders at the schizophrenia of a government that talks of river protection, while dredging and ecologically damaging the very same waterways. Where our government is failing us, ordinary people are rising to fill the breach. Expressing dismay, anger and frustration, they demand accountability from policy makers, and economists who cannot see that damaging our natural capital is not just a crime against future generations, but is destroying any hope of economic and social stability for India.

In this issue: the world’s longest insect migration, a new bird species, olive Ridley turtles, crabs the colour of candyfloss, oxygen-spewing trees, the lions of Africa, and YOU, to love it all. 

Daft National Forest Policy 2018? 
On June 5, 2018, World Environment Day, Lakshmy Raman and Bittu Sahgal ask that politicians, planners, activists and scientists join hands with long-suffering citizens to tackle the conjoined problems of biodiversity loss, climate change and the falling quality of human life on the subcontinent. Over 90 per cent of the water accessible to over a billion humans is sourced from, filtered through, or fed by sources originating from natural ecosystems including wetlands and forests. The authors have therefore chosen to focus on the most immediate threat to natural India at the hands of the poorly drafted, irresponsibly posited Draft National Forest Policy 2018 for India.

In this issue, learn all about the massive – and reversible – plastic problem: how it negatively affects all life on Earth, including us, and most importantly what you and your friends can do about it, starting NOW. By acting together, it’s pretty incredible what can be achieved. Just look to the ants. Or to the bees! Also in this issue, meet a bunch of crazy cute wild cat kittens, witness the magic of butterfly metamorphosis, say hello to India’s only parrot species, feast your eyes on images of ‘beach life’
and much more.

Earth Day – The Quiet Changemakers: Ordinary people can and will make a difference. In our cover story, we acknowledge the power of people’s movements across the globe... and we bring to you in their own words, the initiatives taken by ordinary citizens to make this planet a better place to live. As a great soul once rightly said, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” 

In this issue, meet two of the many incredible ‘game changers’ who are helping light our path, take action to protect the gorgeous Olive Ridley turtle and see how your everyday choices can reduce your carbon footprint. Listen, learn, love and protect our planet.

Bear Necessities: Aniruddha Dhamorikar writes of the changing landscape for sloth bears in their Central Indian strongholds and offers glimpses of solutions to human-bear conflicts that could determine the future of the species.

In this issue, be treated to the life story of T11, aka Kamli, tigress extraordinaire; hear an ode to the unsung heroes of wildlife conservation; get some tips on ‘greening up’ your school; learn the ugly truth about shahtoosh shawls; catch a glimpse of the beautiful, iridescent stream glory; meet a few amazing young naturalists and so much more.

The Good Fight - The Sanctuary Wildlife Awards 2017:  When Nature’s narrative turns despairing, these individuals bring us stories of hope, inspire us to be resilient and remind us that it is a planet worth fighting for. Sanctuary is committed to honouring these trailblazers, year after year, for we believe they drive the change we need.

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