Jim Corbett National Park

The Corbett National Park is located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand at the foot of the Himalayas. It is named after the British hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who was instrumental in 1936 that close to Nainital 's first national park was established in India. Originally it was called Hailey National Park, but in 1957 it was renamed in Corbett National Park, after he briefly called Ramganga National Park since 1952. The Corbett National Park covers nearly 521 square kilometers. Together with the adjacent Sonanadi Sanctuary it forms the Corbett Tiger Reserve, which was established in 1973 as part of Project Tiger.

The largest river in the park is the Ramganga, which flows on the western border of the protected area in a large lake. The landscape is characterized by broad valleys and hills. In east -west direction a ridge running through the middle of the area. The main vegetation type represent the Salwälder, at higher altitudes can find also some pine stands. In lowland river are forests, which are being interrupted by grassy areas, which are referred to by the locals as " chaurs ". Open it is only from November to June.

Fauna

The main attractions of the park are Bengal tigers, Indian leopard and wild specimens of the Asian elephant. In addition it is home to larger mammals rhesus monkeys, Hulman, the golden jackal, the red fox, the Dhole, the Asiatic, the sloth bear, the Yellow-throated marten, the otter, the little civet, the Fleckenlinsang, the Civet, the larvae scooter, the Indian mongoose, the Bengal cat, the jungle cat, wild boar, barking deer, the axis deer, the hog deer, the Sambar, nilgai, the, one type of highlanders, pangolins and porcupines. In the waters of Gavial and Marsh Crocodile live. In addition, one can observe about 580 species of birds in the park.

Adjacent reserves

West of the Corbett National Park is the Rajaji National Park, which is also still home to large populations of elephants and tigers. The area between two national parks, however, is now largely cultivated land and so few corridors where at least some copies of the Asian elephants and Bengal tigers can go hiking, in order to ensure genetic exchange between otherwise isolated populations remain. The only corridor that is used more frequently, the Chila - Motichur corridor that leads across the Ganges. However, this way is particularly affected by human activity.