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Info India Tourism >> Wildlife in India >> Corbett National Park
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Corbett National Park |
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About the Park
Corbett National Park is situated in the foothills of picturesque Kumaon
Himalayas. Established in 1936 by the conservationist Jim Corbett, the
park was earlier known as the Hailey National Park. The park is named
after Jim Corbett, who had narrated many interesting stories of hunting
down man-eating tigers, in his book 'The Man-Eaters of Kumaon.' Once the
hunting reserve of the Maharajas of Rewa, Corbett is now a popular natural
habitat for White Tigers. The park was renamed as Corbett National Park in
1957 and declared a Tiger Reserve in 1973. Considered as India's finest
national park, Corbett national park is crossed by the river Ramganga. The
park having a core area of 520 sq. Kms is essentially a low valley, which
is flanked by a range of hills running east to west. The vegetation of the
park mostly include deciduous forests, dominated by Sal and Chir Pine
trees. The lower areas are covered by riverine forests, with Shisham and
Khair trees.
Project Tiger in Corbett National Park 
Project Tiger was initiated here at Dhikala on April 1, 1973 with the help
of World Wildlife Fund. The project was started with the aim to save the
Indian tigers from extinction. The Corbett National Park is best known for
tigers, it is one of the few parks in India where the tigers can still be
seen. Today around 50 tigers are resides in Corbet National Park.
Undoubtedly the jewel of the Corbett is the Indian tiger, but it also
provides shelter to endangered species, like the hog deer, rare Indian
Pagolin and several other endangered species.
Entry
For foreigners, the entry fees in Rs 350 for first three days and Rs 75
for every additional day. Boarding and lodging charges are extra. Entry
permits are required from the park administration in Ramnagar.
Major Wildlife Attractions
The species listed in the Corbett national park include 50 mammals, 582
bird species, 26 species of reptiles and 7 species of amphibians.
Wildlife : The national park is known for Indian
tigers, in addition it provides shelter to several other animal species
like Elephants, Deer, Sloth Bear, Himalayan Black Bear, Dhole, Jackal,
Yellow Throated Martem, Himalayan Palm Civet, Indian Grey Mongoose, Common
Otter, Porcupine and Clack-taped Hare. Reptiles which are found in this
park are the Gharial, the rare Fish eating long - nosed Crocodile,
Turtles, Tortoises, The Indian Python, Viper, Cobra, Krait and King Cobra
etc.
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Bird Species : The park is
Birdlovers' Paradise as it houses more than 600 species of birds. The
high altitude areas as well as plains attract a large number of
migratory birds during winters. Some of the famous migratory birds
arrived here are the Greylag, Bar-headed Goose, Duck, Grepe, Snipe,
Sandpiper, Gull and Wagtail. The resident birds include Darters,
Cormorants, Egrets, Herons, Black-necked Stork, Parakeets, Orioles,
Babblers, Cuckoos, Doves, Rollers, Flycatchers, Warblers, Robins,
Finches, Hornbills, Kingfishers and many many more.
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