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Sariska Tiger reserve - wikipedia Sariska Tiger reserve Jump to : navigation , search `` Sariska '' redirects here . For the racehorse , see Sariska ( horse ) . <Th_colspan="2"> Sariska <Td_colspan="2"> Sariska Tiger Reserve <Td_colspan="2"> IUCN category II ( national park ) <Td_colspan="2"> A deer in Sariska Reserve <Td_colspan="2"> Location Alwar District , Rajasthan , India Nearest city Alwar Coordinates 27 ° 19 ′ 3 '' N 76 ° 26 ′ 13 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 27.31750 ° N 76.43694 ° E ﻿ / 27.31750 ; 76.43694 Coordinates : 27 ° 19 ′ 3 '' N 76 ° 26 ′ 13 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 27.31750 ° N 76.43694 ° E ﻿ / 27.31750 ; 76.43694 Area 866 km ( 334 sq mi ) Established 1955 Governing body Project Tiger , Government of Rajasthan , Wildlife Warden , Sariska National Park Sariska Tiger Reserve is a national park and tiger reserve located in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan , India . The topography of the protected area comprises scrub - thorn arid forests , rocky landscapes , dry deciduous forests , rocks , grasses and hilly cliffs . This area was a hunting preserve of the Alwar state and it was declared a wildlife reserve in 1955 . It was given the status of a tiger reserve making it a part of India 's Project Tiger in 1978 . The wildlife sanctuary covers an area of 866 km ( 334 sq mi ) . The reserve was declared a national park in 1982 , with a total area of about 273.8 km ( 105.7 sq mi ) . It is the first reserve in the world to have successfully relocated tigers . The park is situated 106 km ( 66 mi ) away from Hindaun , 107 km ( 66 mi ) from Jaipur and 200 km ( 120 mi ) from Delhi . It is a part of the Aravalli Range and the Kathiawar - Gir dry deciduous forests ' ecoregion . It is rich in mineral resources , such as copper . In spite of the Supreme Court 's 1991 ban on mining in the airarea , marble mining continues to threaten the environment . Contents ( hide ) 1 Tiger population 2 Relocation efforts 3 General information 4 Flora and fauna 5 Places of interest 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links Tiger population ( edit ) In 2004 , there were strong and persistent reports that no Bengal tigers were being sighted in the reserve . It was not only that tigers were not being seen but also and more alarmingly , there was no indirect evidence of the tigers ' presence ( such as pug marks , scratch marks on trees , etc . ) . The Rajasthan Forest Department took the stand that `` the tigers had temporarily migrated outside the reserve and would be back after monsoon season '' . Project Tiger , now National Tiger Conservation Authority ( NTCA ) , backed this assumption . There were 16 tigers in the previous year . In January 2005 , journalist Jay Mazoomdaar broke the news that there were no tigers left in Sariska . Soon the Rajasthan Forest Department and the Project Tiger Director declared an `` emergency tiger census '' in Sariska and the Central Bureau of Investigation , India 's intelligence agency , conducted a probe . After a two - month investigation they finally declared that Sariska did not have any tigers left . Poaching was blamed for the disappearance of tigers . In order to repopulate Sariska with tigers , three tigers were relocated to the reserve and authorities planned to relocate two more tigers by the end of the following year . Recently , two tiger cubs and their mother were spotted in the reserve bringing the total number of tigers to seven with five adults . In July 2014 , 2 more tiger cubs were spotted taking the total of tigers in the reserve to 11 with 9 adults . Two cubs were further sighted in August 2014 , making the total of tigers in Sariska to 13 , with 7 females , 2 males and 4 cubs . This significant increase in tigers ' population has been welcomed by wildlife enthusiasts and therefore the footfall has been increased by a huge amount . Relocation efforts ( edit ) Road to Sariska Palace , Sariska . In 2005 , the Government of Rajasthan , in cooperation with the Government of India and Wildlife Institute of India ( WII ) , planned the re-introduction of tigers to Sariska and also the relocation of villages . Plans to construct a bypass were also discussed . It was decided to import one male and two females from Ranthambore National Park . The Wildlife Institute of India ( WII ) along with the Government of Rajasthan started tracking the relocated tigers with the help of ISRO 's reconnaissance satellites . The first aerial translocation of the male tiger ( Dara ) from Ranthambhore to Sariska was done on 28 June 2008 by Wing Commander Vimal Raj of the Indian Air Force using a Mi - 17 Helicopter . Only two of the four villages ' experts had said needed to be relocated were actually moved , though the second , Kankwari , was shifted long after the tigers were re-introduced . However , Kankwari fort has been renovated by the state tourism department , which can possibly violate wildlife protection norms . The first relocated village was Bhagani . Also , the diversion of roads crossing the reserve , an issue critical to the survival of its wildlife , continues to be a problem . Tiger in the Sariska Tiger Reserve One more tigress was shifted to Sariska from Ranthambhore in February 2009 . On 28 July 2010 , another tigress was brought from Ranthambhore National Park . Totaling five tigers -- two males and three females -- were living in the reserve until November 2010 when the first relocated tiger died due to poisoning . Unfortunately , the first three of the relocated tigers came from one father . Moreover , the first two tigresses have the same mother . The breeding of close relatives leads to inbreeding . General information ( edit ) Water body within the Sariska Reserve , Rajasthan . Area : 866 km Altitude : between 300 m and 722 m MSL Rainfall : average 650 mm ( per year ) Forest types : tropical , dry , deciduous , and tropical thorn Flora and fauna ( edit ) Apart from the Bengal tiger , the reserve includes many species of wildlife , such as the Indian leopard , jungle cat , caracal , striped hyena , Indian jackal , chital , sambhar , nilgai , chinkara , four - horned antelope , wild boar , hare , hanuman langur , rhesus monkeys . Sasrika is also ethereal for bird watchers with some of the rarest feathered species like grey partridge , white - throated kingfisher , Indian peafowl , bush quail , sandgrouse , treepie , golden - backed woodpecker , crested serpent eagle and the Indian eagle - owl . The dominant tree in the forests is dhok ( Anogeissus pendula ) . Other trees include the salar ( Boswellia serrata ) , kadaya ( Sterculia urens ) , dhak ( Butea monosperma ) , gol ( Lannea coromandelica ) , ber ( Ziziphus mauritiana ) and khair ( Acacia catechu ) . Bargad ( Ficus benghalensis ) , arjun ( Terminalia arjuna ) , gugal ( Commiphora wightii ) or bamboo . Shrubs are numerous , such as kair ( Capparis decidua ) , adusta ( Adhatoda vesica ) and jhar ber ( Ziziphus nummularia ) . Places of interest ( edit ) Sariska Palace Astroport Sariska - India 's first and only public astronomy and space science research centre . Pandupol Hanumanji Temple - Located in the hills in the centre of the reserve is believed to be one of the retreats of the Pandava . This pilgrimage site causes problems for the wildlife , due to heavy traffic . Temple of Neelkanth Kankwadi Fort - A 16th century fort , originally built by Jai Singh II , located near the centre of the park . Ruins of Bhangarh Sariska Palace - Was used as a royal hunting lodge of Maharaja , was associated with the kings of Alwar . See also ( edit ) Arid Forest Research Institute ( AFRI ) Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Sariska National Park -- complete detail -- updated '' . Retrieved 7 February 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Sariska National Park , Sariska Tiger Reserve '' . Archived from the original on 2007 - 06 - 08 . Jump up ^ `` Kathiawar - Gir dry deciduous forests '' . Terrestrial Ecoregions . World Wildlife Fund . Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 29 . Jump up ^ `` Illegal mining threatens Sariska - Times Of India '' . The Times of India . 2010 - 10 - 13 . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ Have you seen a tiger at Sariska since June ? If yes , you 're the only one Archived 2007 - 09 - 29 at the Wayback Machine . Indian Express , January 23 , 2005 . Jump up ^ Sharma , Rajendra ( 1 October 2012 ) . `` Sariska reserve gets tiger number 007 '' . The Times of India . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 31 . Jump up ^ `` Two tiger cubs spotted in Rajasthan 's Sariska Tiger Reserve '' . IANS . news.biharprabha.com . Retrieved 20 July 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Rajasthan plots return of big cats - Times Of India '' . Times of india. 2005 - 09 - 09 . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Sariska on road to recovery , literally - Times Of India '' . Times of india. 2006 - 11 - 27 . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Sariska to get three tigers - Times Of India '' . Times of India . 2008 - 03 - 07 . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ Huggler , Justin ( 2006 - 01 - 15 ) . `` India turns to spy technology to save tigers '' . London : The Independent . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ * Sharma , Sunayan ( 2015 ) . Sariska : The Tiger Reserve Roars Again . New Delhi : Niyogi Books . ISBN 9789383098712 . Jump up ^ http://cs-test.ias.ac.in/cs/Downloads/download_pdf.php?titleid=id_097_10_1399_1400_0 Jump up ^ Also by Jay Mazoomdaar . `` Now , Who 's Crouching ? '' . OPEN Magazine . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Sariska Tiger Reserve vetoes road conversion proposal - Times Of India '' . Times of India . 2008 - 09 - 04 . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` National : Young tigress at home in Sariska '' . Chennai , India : The Hindu . 2009 - 03 - 06 . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ Also by Jay Mazoomdaar . `` Dispatched to Die '' . OPEN Magazine . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Sariska Tiger Was Poisoned : Forensic Report '' . Outlook . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ Also by Jay Mazoomdaar . `` Conservation : the New Killer '' . OPEN Magazine . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Proved : Siblings sent to mate in Sariska '' . Hindustan Times . 2010 - 06 - 22 . Archived from the original on 2012 - 10 - 21 . Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 06 . Jump up ^ Lenin , Janaki ( 15 November 2010 ) . `` Creatures of a lesser God '' . The Financial Express . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 31 . Jump up ^ `` Astroport Insight -- astroport sariska '' . astroportsariska.com . Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 17 . Further reading ( edit ) Dang , Himraj ( 2005 ) Sariska National Park . Indus Publishing Company , New Delhi ISBN 81 - 7387 - 177 - 9 Sharma , Sunayan ( 2015 ) Sariska : The Tiger Reserve Roars Again . Niyogi Books , New Delhi , ISBN 9789383098712 . ' Ziddi ' , Dr. Suraj ( 1998 ) A guide to the wildlife parks of Rajasthan . Photo Eye Publications , Jaipur External links ( edit ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sariska Tiger Reserve . `` Sariska Tiger Reserve '' . Wildlife Protection Society of India . 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