Sariska Tiger Reserve

Sariska Tiger Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Jungle in Sariska Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Sariska Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Sariska Tiger Reserve
LocationAlwar District, Rajasthan, India
Nearest cityAlwar
Coordinates27°19′3″N 76°26′13″E / 27.31750°N 76.43694°E / 27.31750; 76.43694
Area883 km2 (341 sq mi)
Established1979
Governing bodyGovernment of Rajasthan

Sariska Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve in Alwar district, Rajasthan, India. It stretches over an area of 881 km2 (340 sq mi) comprising scrub-thorn arid forests, dry deciduous forests, grasslands, and rocky hills. This area was preserved for hunting, for the Alwar state and was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1958. It was given the status of a tiger reserve making it a part of India's Project Tiger in 1978. The wildlife sanctuary was declared a national park in 1982, with a total area of about 273.8 km2 (105.7 sq mi).[1] It is the first reserve in the world with successfully relocated tigers. It is an important biodiversity area in the Northern Aravalli leopard and wildlife corridor.

The park is a part of the Aravalli Range and the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.[2] It is rich in mineral resources, such as copper. In spite of the Supreme Court's 1991 ban on mining in the area, marble mining continues to threaten the environment.[3]

  1. ^ "Sariska National Park – complete detail – updated". Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Illegal mining threatens Sariska". The Times of India. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2011.