| The first wildlife reserve of India, the Jim Corbett | | | | characterize the landscapes through which the |
| National Park - also called the Corbett Tiger Reserve | | | | Ramganga River flows. The scenic river has rich |
| - is located in Uttarakhand, India. The Park has a total | | | | populations of the Mahaseer Fish and Ghariyal |
| area of 1318 sq km and a core area of 520 sq km. In | | | | (crocodile). |
| its buffer area the Jim Corbett National Park has the | | | | The Corbett Tiger Reserve offers many thrilling |
| Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary. | | | | adventure activities that include, among others, |
| Earlier called the Hailey National Park and later the | | | | fishing and angling, elephant safari, and jeep safari to |
| Ramganga National Park, the Jim Corbett National | | | | its visitors. Elephant safari and jeep safari enable the |
| Park, or the Corbett Tiger Reserve, is named after | | | | visitors to explore the park and enjoy great views of |
| the famous conservationist and naturalist Jim Corbett | | | | the dense jungles and its many inhabitants. |
| who had shot many man eaters and also authored | | | | Flora and Fauna |
| the "Man Eaters of Kumaon". | | | | With 575 species of birds, 25 species of reptiles, 7 |
| Jim Corbett's winter home is located just outside the | | | | species of amphibians, 110 species of trees, 51 |
| Corbett Tiger Reserve at Kaladhungi around which | | | | species of shrubs, 27 species of climbers, and 33 |
| the Chotta Haldwani village is situated. Jim Corbett's | | | | species of bamboo and grass, it is rich in flora and |
| house now has been converted into a wonderful | | | | fauna. |
| museum which is one of the many attractions of the | | | | Apart from the tigers for which the Jim Corbett is |
| area. | | | | renowned the world over, the national park also has |
| The successful "Project Tiger", to protect tigers and | | | | chital, elephant, jackal, wild pig, barking deer, sambar, |
| increase their population, was started at the | | | | common langur, and rhesus macaque. The tiger |
| Ramganga National Park in 1973. Presently, the | | | | reserve is also a haven for the bird watchers and |
| national park has the highest density of tigers in India | | | | boasts of several species of the winged creatures |
| with one tiger every 10 sq km. No wonder, the Jim | | | | that include, among others, sandpiper, woodpecker, |
| Corbett National Park is called the "Tiger Country". | | | | kingfisher, peacock, jungle fowl, duck and stork. |
| Flat valley, hilly ridges and mixed deciduous forests | | | | |