About SAI Sanctuary Trust

SAI Sanctuary is located in the Western Ghats of southern India—the heart of the watershed area for the entire south Indian peninsula, and one of the hottest ‘Hot Spots’ of biodiversity in the world, as designated by the United Nations. From the initial purchase of just 55 acres of private forested lands by its founders in 1992, the Sanctuary now covers hundreds of acres, with at least 300 acres being under the protection of SAI Sanctuary Trust, its positive influence being seen and felt in the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in the area including Brahmagiri, Nagarhole and Bandipur.

Dubbed ‘Noah’s Ark’ by an Oxford University scientist—one of the many naturalists and scientists who have done research within its grounds—the Sanctuary’s rich variety of flora includes hundreds of different indigenous trees and plants many of which have medicinal value. There are also numerous rare and threatened species of animals—river otters, civet cats, giant Malabar squirrel, Slender Loris, various types of deer, monkeys, and snakes (including the Indian King Cobra), dhole (Indian wild dog), foxes, jackals, leopards, the Asian elephant, and the Royal Bengal Tiger all call the Sanctuary ‘home,’ with over 300 different kinds of birds frequenting its forest canopy as well. This includes SST’s logo—the Paradise Flycatcher. Many of these species of both flora and fauna are found nowhere else on the planet.

It was the hope of the two co-founders of SAI Sanctuary that it would become an inspiration and model for others to emulate to help secure the future of our forests and wildlife around the world – to gift back a living legacy to Mother Nature and all species including humansfor generations to come.

Hence, they established Save Animals Initiative(SAI) Sanctuary Trust (SST)—a registered non-profit organization originally formed to run the Sanctuary, but whose work and influence today has now expanded throughout India and beyond. This includes the establishment of SAI Sanctuary Trust – USA which is an independent non-profit NGO registered in the State of Hawaii.

Bringing onboard other dedicated, like-minded individuals coming from different countries and cultures and from various walks of life, the Trustees and Advisors of SST include businessmen and educators, writers and speakers, veterinarians and naturalists, scientists and environmentalists.

Protection of the Earth’s forests and the wildlife they contain is the link that has drawn us together, working around the globe for their preservation—from the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific to the Rocky Mountains of North America, from the Himalayas in northern India to the Western Ghats in the south—to help restore balance among all species of Nature—including humankind.