Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national
park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to
protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is located in Nainital
district and Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand and
was named after Jim Corbett, a well-known hunter and naturalist. The park
was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
The park has sub-Himalayan
belt geographical & ecological characteristics. An ecotourism destination, it contains 488 different species of plants and a diverse variety of fauna.
PC : Atanu Biswas
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