Sariska Tiger Reserve
The Sariska National Park is a national park in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The topography of Sariska National Park favors arid thorn bush savannah and dry deciduous forests. The area was first hunting ground for the rulers of Alwar and was recognized in 1955 as a national park. In 1978 it received the status of Tiger Reserve in the wake of the Indian tiger conservation program. The current area of the National Park covers 866 km ². It is located 107 km north of Jaipur and 200 km south of Delhi.
The area around Sariska is part of the Aravalligebirges and is rich in mineral resources such as copper. Despite a ban on mining of the Supreme Court of India in 1991, marble is still mined.
A special feature of the Sariska National Park are the Bengal tiger. There, the first successful reintroduction of Bengal tiger took place that has established one of today's growing population.
Fauna
More wild animals are the Indian leopard, the jungle cat, the caracal, the striped hyena, the Golden Jackal, the axis deer, the sambar, the nilgai, the Indian gazelle, the four- horn antelope ( extinct), wild boar, black neck hare, Bengal Hanuman Langur, rhesus monkeys, as well as a variety of reptiles and birds, such as vineyards and Sandgrouse.
Flora
In the woods Anogeissus pendula prevails, however, Boswellia serrata, Sterculia urens, the Malabar lacquer tree, Lannea coromandelica, the Indian jujube and the Gerber acacia are represented. Furthermore, the banyan fig, Terminalia arjuna, the guggul, as well as bamboo can be found. Ground cover plants such as Capparis decidua, the Indian Lungenkraut and Ziziphus nummularia.
Historic Sites
The National Park also include some sites with historical significance, such as the Kankwadi -Fort from the 16th century, which is located near the center of the park.
Tiger population
In 2004, credible reports that there have been no sightings of tigers in the Sariska National Park. Moreover, no traces of the presence of tigers were identified. In the years before about 16 tigers were housed in the National Park. As one of the main reasons for the disappearance of tiger poaching has been identified. Then three adult tigers were released by an official body. In 2012, the number of tigers five adult animals and two juveniles was.