Sariska Tourism, Rajasthan India
(Sariska is also known as Sariska National Park)
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Sariska Fast Facts
- State: Rajasthan
- District: Alwar
- Famous for/as: Wildlife
- Altitude: 300-722 m
- Language: Rajasthani, Hindi
- Best Season: Sep - Mar
- Weather: Summer 32 to 45°C, Winter 5 to 28°C
- Clothing: Light Tropical in summers, woollens in winters
- Local Transport:
- Pincode: 301001
- STDCode: 0144
Sariska, India Overview
One of the most famous tiger reserves in India, Sariska National Park is one of the largest and most famous national parks in India and an entrancing preserve for tigers. Originally the private hunting ground of the Maharaja of Alwar, this national park in Alwar district has allured several wildlife photographers and enthusiasts in large number.
Within the confines of the park one can find sites of historical importance including the famed Kankwadi fort. Pandupol in the hills in the middle of the Sariska National Park was the place where the Pandava brothers of the Mahabharata fame spent their days when in exile.
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Sariska, India History
In 2004, there were strong and persistent reports that no tigers were being sighted in Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan. It was not only that tigers were not being seen but also and more alarmingly, there were no indirect evidence of the tigers' presence (such as pugmarks, scratch marks on trees, etc.) that are being found. The Rajasthan Forest Department took the stand that "the tigers had temporarily migrated outside the reserve and would be back after the rains". The Project Tiger, now National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), backed this assumption. There were some 15 tigers in the last years before. In January 2005, journalist Jay Mazoomdaar broke the news that there were no tigers left in Sariska. Soon the Rajasthan Forest Department and the Project Tiger Directorate declared an "emergency tiger census" in Sariska and the Central Bureau of Investigation, India's premier intelligence agency, conducted a probe. After a two month exercise they finally declared that Sariska indeed did not have any tigers left. Poaching was blamed to be one of the major reasons for the disappearance of tiger.3 Tigers were re-introduced to Sariska Tiger Reserve and authorities planned to introduce two more by the end of next year.According to researches, Sariska Tiger Reserve is likely to grow number of tigers to 16. Recently, a tiger cub with his tigress mother was spotted in the reserve bringing the total number of tigers to six with five adults.