Jim Corbett is a very famous national park in India located in Nainital. It is the first national park in India. It was established in 1936. Earlier it was known by the name of Hailey national park . After independence in 1954, Hailey national park was renamed as ramganga national park. In 1957, the name of the park was changed again as Jim Corbett National park. Corbett may have been famous as the hunter of man eaters but he never lost the feeling of respect and love for tigers and other animals. Corbett played a significant role in the history of Jim Corbett National park.
In 1999 it was recorded that 500,000 tourists visited the national park. It covers an area of 1,318 Km, forest covers 73 percent of park, grassland covers 10 per cent of land.
Jim Corbett National Park History
Corbett saw in many tigers that he was already sick and injured, some of them were wounded by humans.corbett tells in his book man eaters of Kumaon that after killing it. He saw that his tigress had already been hit by a bullet.
Corbett understood that it was more important to save tigers from humans than the other way around. In 1930, James Corbett along with prominent lawyer Hasan Abid Jaffrey formed the provincial association for conservation of Indian wildlife uttarakhand at that time was the part of United province.After much effort James Corbett succeeded and Hailey national park was formed in 1936.
The wounds given by humans to tigers make them man eaters. The first national park of the Asian mainland built by James Corbett has Beena major contribution to India and its wildlife. Since Jim was born in India, he had immense love for its people . He wrote a book about India and dedicated it to Indians .In 1928 George V awarded kaisar-i-hind to Corbett for his bravery.
In 1968 Corbett’s honor a indo-chinese subspecies was named panthera Tigris corbetti.He built a treehouse on top of a focus free And started living in it because of his love towards nature. Jim Corbett died from a heart attack on April 19 ,1955 when he had just finished his book’ Treetops ‘.
With an area of 1288 sq km Corbett tiger reserve is in ramnagar town uttarakhand.
In a 520 sq km spread national park neighboring 310 sq km sonanadi wildlife sanctuary makes a sustainable habitat for tigers .
Flora & Fauna of Jim Corbett
As our planet is geographically diverse, the plants and animals found in various regions are Also different. Flora is a term that is used to refer to the plants found in a particular region or habitat. Similarly, fauna is a term used for animals found in specific habitats.
Our country is biodiverse and has rich flora and fauna. One can find coniferous trees, evergreen trees, mangrove forests, bamboo, cacti, and grass as well as shrubs in different parts of India. The animals found in India range from royal Bengal tigers, asiatic lions , elephants, rhinoceros, leopards, and Panthers to deers, jackals, stripped, hyenas and wild buffaloes as well as a large variety of birds and reptiles
Flora and fauna work to maintain the ecosystem like the process of photosynthesis takes place in flora in which it releases oxygen and fauna take up oxygen and release carbon dioxide. The reason for the flora-fauna relationship is food and fauna eats the flora only, all the fauna after dying go to the earth and the soil becomes fertile, the flora grows in it and they maintain the population and there are many such fauna also which eat the fauna only, due to which the population remains balanced.
Conclusion
Jim Corbett park contains 617 different species of plant and diverse variety of fauna. Jim Corbett contains 110 tree species. It offers shelter to 50 species of mammals and 25 reptile species and 580 bird species. Due to an increase in tourist visits, the park’s ecological balance is imbalanced. Jim Corbett is located in Nainital near ramnagar. Jim Corbett offers home to various tigers, more than any national Indian park. Winter is best to visit Jim Corbett park, from November to february. Jim Corbett jeep safari is totally safe; it is under guidance and supervision of experts.
Jim Corbett is the best place to witness the beauty of nature’s animal kingdom; it is full of biodiversity. Tour of 2-4 days is enough for Jim Corbett. Dhikala safari is best. Jim Corbett offers luxury resorts, budget hotels etc, inside and outside of national parks. There are no entry charges for Jim Corbett national park. Night safaris are very thrilling because at night animals beames most active at night.
FAQs
Q. How to book jeep safari? How much does a Jim Corbett ticket cost?
It is easy to book jeep safari, follow these steps given below.
- Go to the official website, www.eCorbett ver 3.0.
- Select zone and safari type.
- Check permit availability according to date and zone.
- Select travel zone, number of adult passengers and fill in other information.
- Add your personal details.
- Do payment after gypsy allocation, guide and driver charges.
Alert- children below 12 years don’t need a permit and jeep safari is not available in dhikala zone, choose canter safari for this.
Jim Corbett ticket will cost you Rs. 3,330 from the official site.
Q. How to contact Jim Corbett for any query?
You can contact at 1800 309 6260 and +91 9759363344 or support@corbettgov.org for assistance.
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