Sorry, for posting under the wrong category, but it was surprising Sariska NP is not listed here. Tiger fiasco probably made MS believe it’s over:)
Anyhow, I won’t explain too much, since I understand there is very little interest left after watching 4 mins of video.
First about the video - This is an amalgamation of pictures and videos to showcase our trip to Sariska NP.
On the first day of our arival in Alwar( Stop before Sariska), we explored Alwar, with it’s narrow lanes and some ancient temples on one hand and a beautiful Company Bagh on the other.
Second day was reserved to explore Sariska NP with it’s rough Safari route, dancing peacocks all along the way, lots of birds, amazing group of vultures(they are vulnerable now), a pet Sambar kid who lost it’s parents, that the Forest guards are raising and a sly fox amidst parched hills of June.
Enjoy!
Now the good points about this National Park - Amidst the hype about a failed Project Tiger at Sariska, there is very little that is highlighted about the park in media now.
I agree Tigers are our favorite Conservation Showcase species, but there are others too. If, for one instance you forget lamenting about tigers, you’ll find a useful trip to this NP.
Park has many wild animals - both carnivorous and herbivorous including leopards, civets, wild boar, sambar, jackal, cheetal, macaques, langurs, nilgai etc.
Sariska has variety of bird species for birdlovers including peacocks, spurfowl, vultures, silverbills, flycatchers, sterlings, kingfisher etc.
What’s wrong with this park - Like most other NPs in India, this is also plagued by shoddy beaurocratic policies, lack of interest by authorities concerned, widespread poaching and generally bad management.
Tribals live within the park, which has been a point of debate among environmentalists and government for a long time. General apathy of authorities is evident everywhere, from the time you approach the Gate to NP to, all the way till PanduPol - a sacred place within the park.
Tigers obviously are all gone, all thanks to poachers like Sansar chand and a booming and thriving Chinese pharmaceutical industry.
There’s a lot you can read online or view in media about conservation but that’s out of scope of this review.
If however you intend to have a nice weekend getaway and would want that to be spend in quite solitude of nature and it’s wonders, head for it. It’s only 4 hrs drive from National Capital and lies in the district of Alwar.
Happy travelling.
*PS:
*Some informative websites about Sariska NP are listed below, if you are more interested.
https://sariskanationalpark.com/
https://indianwildlifeportal.com/wildlife-sanctuaries/sariska-wildlife-sanctuary.html