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| Sariska Tiger Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Jungle in Sariska Tiger Reserve | |
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| Location | Alwar District, Rajasthan, India |
| Nearest city | Alwar |
| Coordinates | 27°19′3″N 76°26′13″E / 27.31750°N 76.43694°E |
| Area | 883 km2 (341 sq mi) |
| Established | 1979 |
| Governing body | Government 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]
- ^ "Sariska National Park – complete detail – updated". Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Illegal mining threatens Sariska". The Times of India. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2011.