Langurs on a tree branch inside the nature reserve of Sariska in the state of Rajasthan in India. Langur is similar to monkeys.
Photo of langurs on a tree branch inside the nature reserve of Sariska in the state of Rajasthan in India. The Langur is similar to a monkey, but bigger and with a black face. The Sariska Tiger Reserve is a wildlife sanctuary located in Alwar in the state of Rajasthan in north-west India. The region has a dry environment, and supports the vegetation such as scrub-thorn, dry deciduous forests, and grasses. The Sariska nature reserve was identified as a protected sanctuary in 1955, and before that, it was the traditional hunting ground of the royalty of the Alwar state. Further, in 1978, the region was made part of the Project Tiger scheme. The total area of the park is 866 sq. km. The park became infamous in the year 2004-2005, when there were reports that all the tigers in the sanctuary had been poached. After some denials, an investigation revealed this to be true, that mis-management and prevention of poaching had indeed reduced the tiger count to 0. This was a critical moment in the effort of the conservation of the Royal Bengal Tiger, and the controversy gave an upward momentum to the efforts to save the tiger from encroachments and from poaching all over the country. Over the next few years, there was an effort to move tigers back into the sanctuary and there are some tigers there of the other animals that inhabit the reserve include animals such as the leopard, jackal, various types of deers (sambhal, chital, nilgai, chinkara), wild boar, langur, monkeys, hyena, and many types of birds.
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Location: Sariska Tiger Reserve, Alwar District, Rajasthan, India, Asia
Photo credit: © Ashish Agarwal / Alamy / Afripics
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