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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.
Jim
Corbett
National
Park
IUCN category
II
(national
park)
Bengal
tiger in
Corbett
National
Park
LocationNainital, Pauri
Garhwal Uttarakhand,
IndiaNearest cityRamnagarCoordinates29°32′55″N 78°56′7″EEstablished1936Visitors500,000[1] (in 1999)Governing bodyProject
Tiger,
Government
of
Uttarakhand,
Wildlife
Warden,
Jim
Corbett
National
Parkcorbettonline.uk.gov.in
The
park
has sub-Himalayan
belt geographical
and ecological characteristics.[3] An ecotourism destination,[4] it
contains
488
different
species
of
plants
and
a
diverse
variety
of fauna.[5][6] The
increase
in
tourist
activities,
among
other
problems,
continues
to
present
a
serious
challenge
to
the
park's
ecological
balance.[7]
Corbett
has
been
a
haunt
for
tourists
and wildlife lovers
for
a
long
time.[when?] Tourism
activity
is
only
allowed
in
selected
areas
of
Corbett
Tiger
Reserve
so
that
people
get
an
opportunity
to
see
its
landscape
and
wildlife.
In
recent
years[when?] the
number
of
people
coming
here
has
increased
dramatically.
Presently,[when?] every
season
more
than
70,000
visitors
come
to
the
park.
Corbett
National
Park
comprises
520.8 km2 (201.1 sq mi)
area
of
hills,
riverine
belts,
marshy
depressions,
grasslands
and
a
large
lake.
The
elevation
ranges
from
1,300
to
4,000 ft
(400
to
1,220 m).
Winter
nights
are
cold
but
the
days
are
bright
and
sunny.
It
rains
from
July
to
September.
Dense
moist deciduous
forest mainly
consists
of sal,
haldu,
peepal,
rohini
and mango
trees.
Forest
covers
almost
73%
of
the
park,
10%
of
the
area
consists
of
grasslands.
It
houses
around
110
tree
species,
50
species
of
mammals,
580
bird
species
and
25
reptile
species.
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