Corbett National Park

The Jim Corbett National Park, located in the foothills of the Himalayas, is a primal jungle as Rudyard Kipling put it. It is named after the hunter turned conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment - is the oldest national park in India. Despite extensive tourism, the park has managed to retain its primeval ambience, where man must walk timorously, in awe and with a strong sense of his own insignificance. Home to a variety of flora and fauna, it is famous for its wild population of Tigers, Leopards and Elephants.

The park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park. The park spans across some 920.9 square km at an altitude of 600 to 1100 metres about the foothills of the western Himalayas in the districts of Nainital and Pauri Garhwal in the state of Uttaranchal (formerly part of Uttar Pradesh). In its eventful 64-year life, it has grown considerably in size and now includes the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary as a part of its 1,319 sq km of reserved forest area.

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