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Diversity… The Spice Of Life

June 2012: Sanctuary presents the work of one of India’s most accomplished wildlife photographers, Ramki Sreenivasan, who has made it his life’s purpose to document wild India for posterity. His images are on display at www.wildventures.com.  Also, he is a key co-ordinator of www.conservationindia.org, a one-of-a-kind, non-profit initiative to facilitate conservation action by providing access to reliable information and tools for campaigns to defend vulnerable landscapes and species.

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February 2003: Sanctuary's photographers and writers are not merely our skeletal framework, they are our lifeblood. Dr. Anish Andheria has helped shape this magazine over the past decade, often subsuming his own work to showcase that of others. On these pages he shares a smidgeon from his collection, while proffering practical advice on how you could come back with images that are just that much better.

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The Heart of Motherhood February 2012: SPECIAL MENTION: DAVID RAJU – 'THE HEART OF MOTHERHOOD'

Caecilians lack limbs and this makes smaller specimens look like worms, though they are actually amphibians that can grow to lengths of up to 1.5 m., when they are often mistaken for snakes. Living largely underground, they are among the least studied of all amphibians. By coiling around her eggs, this caecilian mother is able to monitor humidity, pH levels and temperature and may even choose to relocate the clutch to avoid desiccation.

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Aditya Singh December 2011: First Prize: Aditya Singh – 'Mother's Fury'
This incredible confrontation between a sloth bear Melursus ursinus and a tiger Panthera tigris took place in the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve on April 9, 2011. The mother bear with two cubs on her back, literally stumbled upon a pair of courting tigers. Usually both animals would give each other a wide berth, but for some reason the bear chose to stand her ground. The young tiger in the frame had probably never experienced anything like this and after a period of angry vocalisations by both animals, lasting around two minutes, the tigress and her mate retreated. The mother bear, cubs holding on for dear life, won the day.

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