Jim Corbett National Park description and photos - India: Uttarakhand (Topic)

Jim Corbett National Park description and photos - India: Uttarakhand. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Jim Corbett National Park.

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Among the numerous nature reserves in India, Jim Corbett National Park stands out for its age. It is the country's oldest national park and was founded in 1936 as Hailey. Subsequently, it was renamed several times, and acquired its final name in 1956 - in honor of the famous British environmentalist Jim Corbett.

The park is located in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, not far from the small town of Ramnagal, on the territory of more than 520 sq km. On the south side, the park is surrounded by a high 12-kilometer stone wall. Its construction was a forced measure, since the population of small villages located near the reserve was dissatisfied with the fact that predators living on its territory were attacking cattle, and also damage crops. In addition, the wall was supposed to be a protection from numerous poachers.

The landscape diversity, rich flora and fauna make the park a real attraction for tourists, whose number reaches 70 thousand every season, although only part of Jim Corbett's territory is open to visit ...

Despite the fact that the main focus of the park is the protection of the Bengal tigers living there, many other, no less beautiful and rare animals live on its territory - only about 655 species of birds and animals. Besides tigers, Jim Corbett Park has become home to leopards, elephants, sambars, Bengal and speckled cats, muntjaks, sloth bears, Indian black bears, otters, martens, various monkeys, owls, nightjacks, crocodiles.

The most favorable time to visit Jim Corbett Park is considered to be the period from November to June.

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