Sariska Tiger Reserve

Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in the Alwar district's Aravalli Range and is recognized for its high levels of biotic stresses and disturbance. The forests inside the Reserve were once part of the ancient Alwar State and were used as a hunting sanctuary for the nobility. In 1958, the Reserve was designated as a Sanctuary. Later, to better preserve wild animals, a few forest tracts adjacent to the Sanctuary were also included. In 1982, the first notice to establish a portion of the core as a National Park was made. The Kankwari Fort is located in the heart of the Reserve.

Archaeological treasures-Neelkanth and Garh Rajor, from the ninth and tenth centuries, are remnants of Shiva and Jain temples, contemporaneous with the world-famous Khajuraho. The Reserve comprises 26 communities in the core zone and 246 communities in the buffer zone, with the 'Gujjar tribe relying heavily on the Reserve for livestock grazing (AITE, 2018). This region's vegetation consists of tropical dry deciduous woodland and tropical thorn forest (Champion & Seth, 1968).

Description

State : Rajasthan

District : Alwar

Coordinates : 27°38’55” N, 76°32’31” E

Area : 1213.34 Sq.km.

TR Notification year : 1978-1979

Tiger Population : 11 (All India Tiger Esitmation, 2018)