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The Jim Corbett National Park one of the oldest National park in India, Situated in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand and established in the year of 1936 as a name of Hailey National Park. After India’s independence the Park was renamed as Ramganga National Park, but later in 1956 it was renamed again as Jim Corbett - the famous hunter turned conservationist who played a major role in the establishment in the park. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Jim Corbett National Park, Corbett National Park


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Jim Corbett National Park
  • Ramnagar Uttarakhand
  • Web uttarakhand-tour-packages.in

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Corbett National Park
  • Jim Corbett National Park is a forested wildlife
    sanctuary situated at Ramnagar in Nainital
    District. Corbett National Park is the oldest
    National Park of India and was one of the nine
    tiger reserves where project Tiger was launched
    in the year 1973. The area of the entire reserve
    is 1,318,54 square kilomiters.Its known for its
    Bengali tigers and different types of Flora and
    Fauna. There are 580 species of birds, 25 reptile
    species and 50 mammals is Corbett National Park
    which attracts visitors. These include the Indian
    elephant, Tiger, Leopard, jungle cat, fishing
    cat(rare) caracal sloth bear, monkey ,wild boar,
    languor, cheetah, somber, reptiles, like Ghariyal
    , cobra ,King cobra, resell viper, and birds
    like wagtail, black bulbul ,cuckoo ,Indian and
    great pied hornbill, mimivet, kalej and chirr
    pheasant , eagle, palls fish eagle, cinereous
    vulture, white-tailed ruby throat, heron, egret,
    shrike, drongo, barbet, etc.

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Flora and Fauna in Corbett
  • There are about 488 species of plants .Main
    plants or trees found in Corbett National park
    are Sal, Chir Pine , Shish am, Khair etc. It is
    as famous for its birds with over 500 species
    recorded from the area that comprises of domestic
    as well as migratory birds .Some of the species
    are regularly seen in around the park are
    lesser fish eagle, Great salty Woodpecker,
    Ibisbill, Wallcreeper, Bright-headed Cist cola ,
    White tailed Ruby throat etc.It is also declared
    as IBA(Important Bird area) by bird life
    International. The most famous of Corbetts
    residents are Bengal Tiger , Asiatic Elephant ,
    Leopards , Wild Boar , Sloth bear , Jackal ,
    Mongoose Crocodile. Some Interesting Fact on
    the Jim Corbett National Park. Corbett National
    Park Has hills, rivers, grassland and a large
    lake, all spread over on area of 520.8 square
    kilometers.
  • The Elephants of Jim Corbett Park range from
    1,300 feet (400m) to 4,000 feet (1,200m).
  • The National park around 580 pieces of birds.
  • The dense forest in the park included mainly Sal
    , Haldu , Peepal ,Rohini and Mango trees.
  • The trees are spread over almost 73 of the
    Corbett national park, only 10 of the area
    consists of grassland.
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