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Sariska: The Tiger Reserve Roars Again
Overview
Sariska, in Rajasthan, has been one of the most famous national parks in India, especially for its tigers. However, it had lost every single one of its tiger population to poachers a decade ago. The revelation was devastating. It sent shock waves not only throughout India but also abroad. After much discussions, apprehensions, arguments, legal battles, and interference of the Prime Minister, a few tigers were shifted from Ranthambhore to Sariska. This was the first such experiment anywhere in the world which turned out to be a grand success. Sariska has now more than half a dozen tigers.
This and several other such interesting and revealing experiments are discussed in this book by the one who was directly involved in these developments. The author, then field director of Sariska, describes his first-hand experiences in a most thrilling and revealing manner. The challenges faced by the author on creating waterholes for the wild animals, strengthening check posts to stop poaching, confrontations with villagers and local politicians, and so on are described in detail.
The book will doubtlessly be a valuable addition to the existing thin wildlife literature. This will be a valuable possession for not only wildlife lovers and administrators, especially of national parks, but also for environmental and social organisations as well as students.
Author
Sunayan Sharma , formerly a member of the Indian Forest Service, served as Wildlife Warden at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, during 1986–88. He served Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur during 1988–91 and again as its Director during 2006–08. He developed a scheme to remove the deadly Prosopis juliflora from the Park. He also developed schemes for rainwater harvesting as well as to divert water from Govardhan drain to the Park which was a landmark scheme.
During 1991–96, Mr Sharma served as Field Director, Project Tiger, Sariska. He served Sariska again during 2008–10. His tenure saw the closing down of several marble mines inside the Park. He also oversaw the reintroduction of tigers into Sariska, the first such experiment anywhere in the world. He also implemented several protection strategies for the safety of the animals of the national park. Sunayan Sharma is now the President of Sariska Tiger Foundation.
Sariska, in Rajasthan, has been one of the most famous national parks in India, especially for its tigers. However, it had lost every single one of its tiger population to poachers a decade ago. The revelation was devastating. It sent shock waves not only throughout India but also abroad. After much discussions, apprehensions, arguments, legal battles, and interference of the Prime Minister, a few tigers were shifted from Ranthambhore to Sariska. This was the first such experiment anywhere in the world which turned out to be a grand success. Sariska has now more than half a dozen tigers.
This and several other such interesting and revealing experiments are discussed in this book by the one who was directly involved in these developments. The author, then field director of Sariska, describes his first-hand experiences in a most thrilling and revealing manner. The challenges faced by the author on creating waterholes for the wild animals, strengthening check posts to stop poaching, confrontations with villagers and local politicians, and so on are described in detail.
The book will doubtlessly be a valuable addition to the existing thin wildlife literature. This will be a valuable possession for not only wildlife lovers and administrators, especially of national parks, but also for environmental and social organisations as well as students.
Author
Sunayan Sharma , formerly a member of the Indian Forest Service, served as Wildlife Warden at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, during 1986–88. He served Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur during 1988–91 and again as its Director during 2006–08. He developed a scheme to remove the deadly Prosopis juliflora from the Park. He also developed schemes for rainwater harvesting as well as to divert water from Govardhan drain to the Park which was a landmark scheme.
During 1991–96, Mr Sharma served as Field Director, Project Tiger, Sariska. He served Sariska again during 2008–10. His tenure saw the closing down of several marble mines inside the Park. He also oversaw the reintroduction of tigers into Sariska, the first such experiment anywhere in the world. He also implemented several protection strategies for the safety of the animals of the national park. Sunayan Sharma is now the President of Sariska Tiger Foundation.
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2015
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April 27, 2015
This is a collectible book for the jungle lovers, wildlife conservators, and explorers visiting India's vast wildlife sanctuaries
The book "Sariska: The Tiger Reserve Roars Again", written by former Wildlife conservator Sunayan Sharma, gives us insider stories of how tigers got disappeared from the Sariska national park in Rajasthan. Sariska Tiger Reserve instantly became a headliner in many national newspapers as well as in international fora of wildlife conservation. Later Sunayan Sharma became President of the Sariska Tiger Foundation, which oversees the reintroduction and increase of the tiger population by arranging tigers from other national parks and thoroughly restricting poachers who were earlier responsible for disappearance of priceless tigers. The author also describes problems in Sariska related to environmental degradation, water scarcity, break in food chains, deforestation and other factors which were also responsible for disappearance of these tigers. He divides the book into three parts namely, (P.1) Past Glory, (P.2) Debacle in Sariska, and (P.3) Rebuilding Sariska. This book turns out to be a nice documentation of rebuilding the safe and secure enclosures for tigers which were on the verge of extinction.
This is a collectible book for the jungle lovers, wildlife conservators, explorers visiting India’s vast wildlife sanctuaries, and those particularly interested in Sariska story of revival.
The book "Sariska: The Tiger Reserve Roars Again", written by former Wildlife conservator Sunayan Sharma, gives us insider stories of how tigers got disappeared from the Sariska national park in Rajasthan. Sariska Tiger Reserve instantly became a headliner in many national newspapers as well as in international fora of wildlife conservation. Later Sunayan Sharma became President of the Sariska Tiger Foundation, which oversees the reintroduction and increase of the tiger population by arranging tigers from other national parks and thoroughly restricting poachers who were earlier responsible for disappearance of priceless tigers. The author also describes problems in Sariska related to environmental degradation, water scarcity, break in food chains, deforestation and other factors which were also responsible for disappearance of these tigers. He divides the book into three parts namely, (P.1) Past Glory, (P.2) Debacle in Sariska, and (P.3) Rebuilding Sariska. This book turns out to be a nice documentation of rebuilding the safe and secure enclosures for tigers which were on the verge of extinction.
This is a collectible book for the jungle lovers, wildlife conservators, explorers visiting India’s vast wildlife sanctuaries, and those particularly interested in Sariska story of revival.
June 29, 2016
This is rare book, that of a retired Park Director talking about the challenges of administrating the Sariska Tiger Reserve in its recent difficult years. What I found the most useful was the insights into how real ground protected area administration is done. It's readability is mixed, but I recommend it for anybody who is interested in this subject
December 19, 2015
This book has some good pictures but could've done with another round or two of editing.
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