Jim Corbett National Park Article Source

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest National park of India, established in 1936, as the Hailey National Park. In 1956, the name of the park was changed to Jim Corbett National Park, in honour of Jim Corbett, the hunter who turned into a famous conservationist and Author, playing a crucial role in the establishment of this park.

The Corbett National park is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand and attracts huge amount of visitors each year.

The National park is located in the mountainous region of the Shivaliks and outer Himalayas and consists of mountains, grasslands, lake, river side beds and marshes. The Ramganga River flows from east to west of the park, creating a breathtaking site and an ideal place to spot animals.

The present area of the Reserve is 1318.54 sq. km. including 520 sq. km. of core area and 797.72 sq. km. of buffer area. The core area forms the Jim Corbett National Park while the buffer contains reserve forests (496.54 sq.km.) as well as the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary (301.18 sq.km.)

Tourism:
Jim Corbett National Park is a very famous national park and attracts thousands of tourists from across the globe. This tourism, however, has disturbed the natural habitat of the animal species living there. The park is thus divided into the core area and buffer area. Buffer area is the outer area where tourists can visit and the core area is the undisturbed area where no human activity is allowed.

Ecotourism:

The government of India has started, what is called as eco tourism, a well structured guide that instructs tourists as well as locals as to how they can avoid damaging the environment and protect the park while travelling/living here.

Project Tiger: The Government of India’s ambitious project tiger was also started here as the highly endangered Bengal Tiger resides here.

Things to do:

• Take an elephant safari
• Take a jeep safari
• Visit the Corbett museum

Location:

The Jim Corbett National Park is reached easily through Ramnagar, from where jeeps are available to the National park.

Airport: The nearest airport from Ramnagar is Pant Nagar at a distance of 80 kilometres.
Rail: The nearest railway station is at Ramnagar.