SARISKA RESERVE

About:

 Geography:

• It is located in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. It is a part of the Aravalli Range and the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests' ecoregion.
  
  
• The topography of the protected area comprises scrub-thorn arid forests, rocky landscapes, dry deciduous forests, rocks, grasses and hilly cliffs.
  
  

• Conservation status:
  • It was declared a wildlife reserve in 1955.
    
    
  • It was given the status of a tiger reserve making it a part of India's Project Tiger in 1978.
    
    
  • The reserve was declared a national park in 1990.
    
    
  
  
  
• It is the first reserve in the world to have successfully relocated tigers.
  
  
• It is rich in mineral resources, such as copper.