Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) will be notified by as an eco-sensitive zone by the end of June, 2025.
Sariska Tiger Reserve or Sariska National Park is one of the biggest Tiger reserve located in Rajasthan.
The tiger reserve is spread over an area of Aravalli hills.
The Sariska area was first notified as a Wildlife Reserve in 1955, Wildlife Sanctuary in 1958, it came under Project Tiger as Sariska Tiger Reserve in 1979.
It is the 1st reserve which successfully relocated tigers.
Vegetation - Tropical dry deciduous and tropical thorn forest.
Dhok (Anogeissus pendula) is the dominant tree species covering over 90% area of the forest.
Boswellia serreta and Lannea coromandelica grow in rocky patches. Kathaa (Acacia catechu) and Bamboo are common in the valleys.
Some valleys support Palas (Butea monosperma) and Ber (Zizyphus species).
Besides these, some other tree species are Arjun (Terminalia arjuna), Gugal (Commiphora wightii), Kadaya (sterculia urens), Amla (Emblica officinalis), Bahera (Terminalia bellerica).
