Once th hunting reserve of the maharajas of Alwar, in whose jurisdiction it fell, Sariska's forest's are typical of the Aravallis with their undulating terrain of low hills, teep escarpments, wide valleys & hill plateaus.

A atural habitat for the tiger, it ould have held a commendable population of these tigers had the forests around the park not been vandalished in the recent decades. Today, the region is a ajor milk pocket, & cattle have eroded the forestlands & pastures around the park, so that the population of wildlife has shrunk to the limits of the park alone.

Human Population & the resence of religious spots around & inside the park have further led to the deterioration of the environment.

For all that, Sariska is a heavily forested reserve, & a drive through the park shows up a large number of deer species as well as langurs that inhabit the tree cover. Also residents of the reserve, though almost as elusive as the tiger on account of the cover of vegetation, are leopard, jungle cat, jackal, hyena & wild dog.

Observers often gather at hides close to waterholes to view & photographs wildlife though of course, they cannot stay beyond evening light. When deer come to feed at these waterholes, they attract the presence of leopards, tigers & wild dogs, especially in summer when all other sources of water shrink & vapourise.

Like all parks, there is also a variety of birdlife in Sariska that includes the gray partridge, white breasted kingfisher, golden backed woodpecker, serpent eage,great Indian horned owl, & others.