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title: "Sariska Tiger Reserve: Extinction & Revival | Model Diplomat"
description: "Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan lost all its tigers by 2004, then became India's first reserve to attempt reintroduction in 2008 — key UPSC GS3 facts."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Sariska Tiger Reserve is a protected area in Alwar district, Rajasthan, notable as the first reserve where tigers went locally extinct and were later reintroduced.
- Why is Sariska Tiger Reserve significant in the history of Project Tiger?
- How did the 2008 tiger reintroduction at Sariska work and what went wrong?
- What is the legal basis for Sariska being a tiger reserve?
- What ongoing controversies affect Sariska's management?

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In June 2008, the Rajasthan Forest Department airlifted a tiger from Ranthambore to Sariska, making it the site of India's first tiger reintroduction after the reserve was confirmed in 2005 to have lost all its tigers to poaching.

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