Sariska Tiger Reserve : Adopting New Technology To Monitor
The administration of the Sariska Tiger Reserve in eastern Rajasthan is adopting new technology like drones to monitor its steadily increasing tiger population.
- It is located in the Alwar district, Rajasthan.
- It is a part of the Aravali Range and the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests eco-region.
- It became a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger in 1979.
- It holds the distinction of being the world’s first reserve to successfully relocate tigers after local extinction due to poaching in 2004.
- It is also famous for old temples, palaces, and lakes such as Pandu Pol, Bhangarh Fort, Ajabgarh, Pratapgarh, Siliserh Lake, and Jai Samand Lake.
- It possesses a rocky landscape, scrub thorn arid forests, grasses, hilly cliffs, and semi-deciduous wood.
- The vegetation of Sariska corresponds to Northern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests and Northern Tropical Thorn
- The area of this reserve is covered with dhok trees.
- Other species found include salar, kadaya, gol, ber, Banyan, gugal, bamboo, kair, adusta, etc.
- A variety of other wild animals, like the leopard, sambhar, chital, nilgai, four-horned antelope, wild boar etc are found in the reserve apart from the tiger.
