Sariska Tiger Reserve — Wildlife Century in Rajasthan

Nisha Parmar
2 min readJul 21, 2018

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Wildlife in Rajasthan

Sariska Tiger Reserve is well situated in the Aravali Hills covering 800 sq km location divided into the meadows, dry deciduous forests, large cliffs and rocky landscape. Whether you wish to have camel safaris, go out for shopping in the surrounding locations, check out Middle Ages palaces or wildlife watching; Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary is the very best location for you.

Almost 90% of the location in the sanctuary is covered with dhok trees accommodating numerous wildlife types. A range of other wild animals like the leopard, sambhar, chital, nilgai, four-horned antelope, swine, rhesus macaque, langur, hyena and jungle felines are discovered in the Sariska Tiger Reserve apart from the tiger. The Sariska National Park is the home of India’s biggest population of peafowl, and harbours quail, sand grouse, golden- backed woodpeckers and crested snake eagles, to name a few types. Likewise the Siliserh Lake on the edge of the park has a great deal of crocodiles.

The Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary houses the ruins of middle ages temples of Garh-Rajor that go back to the 10th and 11th centuries. Likewise a 17th century castle on a hill at Kankwari supplies a breathtaking view of flying vultures and eagles. The Sariska was stated a sanctuary in 1955 and achieved the status of a National Park in 1979.

About Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary

Sharp cliffs of hills and narrow valleys of the Aravallis control the landscape of Sariska, whose forests are dry and deciduous. Within the Sariska wildlife sanctuary there are the ruins of middle ages temples of Garh-Rajor, coming from the 10th and 11th centuries.

A 17th century castle on a sharp hill at Kankwari, supplies a scenic view of flying Egyptian vultures and eagles. The location was stated a sanctuary in 1955 and ended up being a National Park in 1979.

Significant Wildlife Attractions

Sariska park is the home of many predators consisting of Leopard, Wild Dog, Jungle Cat, Hyena, Jackal, and Tiger. These eat an abundance of victim types such as Sambar, Chitel, Nilgai, Chausingha, Wild Boar and Langur. Sariska is likewise popular for its big population of Rhesus Monkeys, which are discovered in great deals around Talvriksh.

The bird world is likewise well represented with an abundant and differed birdlife. These consist of Peafowl, Grey Partridge, Bush Quail, Sand Grouse, Tree Pie, Golden backed Wood Pecker, Crested Serpent Eagle and the Great Indian Horned Owl.

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Nisha Parmar

A natural traveler Nisha Parmar has visited 48 countries in the world and still has plenty more. She is a travel blogger in Swan Tours -