Sariska National Park

Sariska National Park
A deer in Sariska National Park
Coordinates: 27 ° 19 ′ 3 ″  N , 76 ° 26 ′ 13 ″  E
Location:	Rajasthan , India
Next city:	Alwar
Surface:	866 km²
Founding:	1955

The Sariska National Park is a national park in the district of Alwar in the Indian state of Rajasthan . The topography of the Sariska National Park favors arid thorny savannahs and dry deciduous forests . The area was initially a hunting ground for the Princes of Alwar and was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1955. In 1979 it was granted national park status. The current area of ​​the national park covers 866 km². It is located 107 km north of Jaipur and 200 km south of Delhi .

The area around Sariska is part of the Aravalli Mountains and is rich in mineral resources such as copper . Despite a 1991 ban on mining by the Indian Supreme Court , marble continues to be mined.

A special feature of the Sariska National Park are the Bengal tigers . It was there that the first successful release of Bengal tigers took place, which has established a population that is still growing today.

fauna

Further wild animals are the Indian leopard , the reed cat , the caracal , the striped hyena , the golden jackal , the axis deer , the sambar , the Nilgau antelope , the Indian gazelle , the four-horned antelope (extinct), the wild boar , the black-necked hare , the Bengali Hanuman langur , Rhesus monkeys , as well as a wide variety of reptile and bird species, such as partridges and birds .

flora

Anogeissus pendula predominates in the forests , but Boswellia serrata , Sterculia urens , the Malabar lacquer tree , Lannea coromandelica , the Indian jujube and the gerber acacia are also represented. Furthermore, the banyan fig , Terminalia arjuna , the guggul , and bamboo can be found. Ground cover plants such as Capparis decidua , Indian lungwort and Ziziphus nummularia .

Historic sites

In the national park there are also some sites of historical importance, such as the Kankwadi Fort from the 16th century, which is located near the center of the national park.

Tiger population

In 2004 it was credibly reported that there were no sightings of tigers in Sariska National Park. In addition, no traces of the presence of tigers were found. In the years before, around 16 tigers were resident in the national park. Poaching was identified as one of the main reasons for the disappearance of the tigers. As a result, three adult tigers were officially released. In 2012 the number of tigers was five adults and two juveniles.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rajasthan Wild Life: Sariska Tiger Reserve , accessed June 16, 2013.
2. ^ Illegal mining threatens Sariska - Times Of India , The Times of India . October 13, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2011. 
3. ↑ Janaki Lenin: Creatures of a Lesser God . Financial Express . November 14, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
4. ↑ WPSI - Wildlife Protection Society of India - Tiger Reserves Sariska
5. ^ Rajendra Sharma: Sariska reserve gets tiger number 007 . The Times of India. January 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2013.

Web links

• NTCA (Project Tiger)
• Blog on Ranthambhore National Park
• Wildlife Protection Society of India
• Article at National Geographic
• Travelogue and photographs of Sariska
• Article at The Pioneer
• Tiger Task Force
• Alwar & Sariska Belt - Nature and History Beyond The National Park
• video of traditional chanting at Pandupol Temple

literature

• Dang, Himraj (2005): Sariska National Park. Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi, ISBN 81-7387-177-9
• 'Ziddi', Suraj (1998): A guide to the wildlife parks of Rajasthan. Photo Eye Publications, Jaipur