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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.

Tribal Tigers

How a shamanic community has saved tigers in the Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh

9 mins

Martin Woodcock

(January 14, 1935 – February 24, 2019)

2 mins

The Sanctuary Interview - Meet Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj

An Indian Forest Service Offi cer, a tiger protector, a Great Indian Bustard protector, wildlife photographer par excellence, and a man whose heart beats for wild nature. Born in 1968, in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, he grew up in a tiny village called Narwana in Himachal Pradesh. He graduated in Biosciences from the Government College, Dharamsala and obtained a Masters in Botany and an M.Phil. from the Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. The University of Rajasthan, Jaipur awarded him a Doctorate in 2011 for his thesis ‘Plant Resource Utilisation by Avianfauna in Sitamata Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India’. Clearly an academic, he has known Bittu Sahgal for over two decades and speaks to him about his love of photography and passion for wild nature.

5 mins

The Quest For The Spirit Duck

Dew drops descending from the sky-high canopies of giant Hollong trees refreshed us as we moved deeper into the rainforests of Dehing-Patkai.

4 mins

Dharti Rakshaks Of Melghat

Protecting wildlife and its habitats through GPS-based patrolling, tracking poachers with the help of sniffer dogs, conserving water in the forests till the summer months, catalysing the rebirth of grasslands – a forest guard wears many hats. Here are three extraordinary stories from the Melghat Tiger Reserve.

9 mins

A Grazing Patch And A Cricket Pitch

Haven for Blackbuck and Harriers

4 mins

Zero Budget Natural Farming

How to fix our broken food system and stop its collateral damage on Nature

6 mins

The ERDS Foundation

In early March 2019, Radheshyam Bishnoi, community volunteer of ERDS Foundation, formerly known as the Ecology and Rural Development Society, a non-profit organisation working in western Rajasthan, and his birding mentor Dr. Divesh Saini (Physician and supporter of ERDS Foundation) were birding in Pokhran in Jaisalmer district.

3 mins

‘Bullet' Train Project

Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR)

1 min

The Giving Tree

“There’s a lump in my throat. Seven years ago when I stood here it was a pristine, wild, enigmatic forest. I camped for three nights on the river, tree-drenched mountains fencing us in and the constant chatter of the water keeping us company.

1 min

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Sanctuary Asia Magazine Description:

A wildlife, conservation and environment magazine, that aims to raise awareness among Indians about their disappearing natural heritage. We curate every alternate issue to suit young minds, bringing them the very best stories and images to induce them to fall in love with wild nature.