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SANCTUARY ASIA, 2018 MAY 3Features^
Nature Bytes
Activities
Regulars
4 BUTTERFLIES, MASTERS OF
METAMORPHOSIS Rohan Arora
photo documents the life cycle of a
lime butterfly with his macro lens.
8 KIDS FOR TIGERS Across the
country, students celebrate nature!
10 A CONCERN FOR TOADS AND
FROGS R. Alexandar on how
and why we need to make sure
amphibians don’t disappear off the
face of the earth.
15 HELPING TIGERS THRIVE Learn
how you can contribute to protecting
tigers when visiting national parks.
21 A PUUR-FECT REUNION In the
outskirts of Pune, Wildlife SOS is on
hand to reunite a litter of leopard
cubs with their mother.
22 HUMANS OF NATURE Meet a
couple of incredible earth heroes:
Chico Mendes and Isatou Ceesay.
26 BEACH LIFE Feast your eyes on
a selection of myriad life forms that
call a beach their home.
29 A PARTY FOR HORNBILLS
When she found out that hornbills
were endangered, she had to do
something, writes Sahiti Bulusu.2 NATURE WATCH Is it a lily or
a cobra?7 MY WILDLIFE ENCOUNTER with
elephants in the Corbett Tiger Reserve.14 DID YOU KNOW? Amazing but
true! Get your nature fact fix.16 POSTER Put up this spectacular
photograph of a Vernal Hanging Parrot
at home or at school!6 INBOX We love hearing from you!
A page for letters, poems and emails.
7 MUTTS Enter the world of Earl and
Mooch. By Patrick McDonnell.
12 CUB NEWS Get the latest news on
wildlife and environment from India
and around the world.
20 MIXED BAG A collection of fun
facts, jokes and snippets.
25 EARTH MANNERS Say no to
plastic. Join the movement!
31 THE GALLERY Your wonderful art!MAY
2018
19 COLOUR ME Did you know
flamingos are born grey? Colour
these in and win a prize!23 WILD GUESS Pull out your last
issue of Cub! Time for research.24 TAKE ACTION Maharashtra has
become the 18th Indian state to ban
plastic. Give your wholehearted
support to the government and
write letters of thanks to them for
their decision.31 JOIN THE DOTS Pick up a pencil
and find a giraffe!