Bittu Sahgal

In our hands

27th April 2018 Bittu Sahgal India, Lion-tailed Macaque, primates, Valparai, Western Ghats

The hand on this page belongs to a lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus, found nowhere else but India’s Western Ghats. Handsome beyond description, this monkey from Valparai has much more going for it than mere good looks.

Going Green

Meet Dia Mirza — Actor, Activist, Nature Worshipper

20th February 2018 Bittu Sahgal Dia Mirza, United Nations

Part of the Sanctuary family since 2013, and the face of the Leave Me Alone campaign, actor Dia Mirza is evolving into a key public opinion mover and champion for India’s wilds. BITTU SAHGAL speaks with her on what moves her and why.

Going Green

Keeping old flames alive

17th October 2017 Bittu Sahgal flamingos, Salim Ali

As mysterious as they are beautiful, the six flamingo species known to man have fascinated artists and scientists in equal measure down the ages.

Going Green

On ‘Business-As-Usual’, naturally

19th August 2017 Bittu Sahgal India, survival, tigers

With our boorish behaviour against every lifeform on earth (including our own), tigers and a host of other creatures will perish if subjected to ‘business-as-usual’ of the human kind.