Sariska TR
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Overview
Sariska Tiger Reserve in the Aravallis of Rajasthan lost its tigers to local extinction in 2005. Tigers were reintroduced in 2008.
It is in Alwar district in the Aravalli hills.
Tigers were wiped out here by 2004 and reintroduced from Ranthambore in 2008, the first such relocation in India.
The Kankwari fort and Pandupol temple lie inside.
It became a tiger reserve in 1978.
It is close to the Delhi–Jaipur route.
Its forests are dry deciduous.
The reserve also has leopards and jungle cats.
Geography and key facts
- Rajasthan, Aravallis
- Extinction 2005
- Reintroduced 2008
- Alwar district
- Tigers reintroduced 2008
- Kankwari fort
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on tiger conservation.
Note for UPSC
Rajasthan, Aravallis; tigers were re-introduced in 2008 after local extinction.
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Sariska TR yet.
Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Rajasthan
- Coordinates
- 27.317°N, 76.437°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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