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Jim Corbett
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Located in the foothills of the Himalayas is the majestic Corbett National
Park. Home to a variety of flora and fauna, Jim Corbett National Park is
famous for its wild population of Tigers, Leopards and Elephants.
Jim Corbett National Park has a strong historical background, which can be
traced from the early 1800 when its forest were private property of the
rulers of the Terhi Garhwal.
Around the 1820's this part of the state was parted to the British Rulers
in return of the assistance provided during the Gurkha invasion. The
British exploited the timber potential of Corbett National Park forest and
mercilessly felled the forests and plant 'TEAK' a precious hardwood, to
fulfill the supply for Railway sleepers.
In 1858 the first step towards protection of Corbett National Park forest
was initiated byMajor Ramseyin form of a comprehensive plan, wherein
farming and cattle intrusion were banned in the lower Patlidun valley. The
Forest Department took control of the area and declared it as Reserve
forest in 1879 under the forest act. Soon after the condition of these
forest showed improvement and possibilities of forming a game sanctuary
were proposed in the early 1900 by Michael Keen an officer with the Forest
Dept. The proposal was turned down by the then Governor of The United
Province John Hewett. More futile attempts were made in the 1916&1917 by
E.R. Stevens and Smythies, both DFO's of the area to declare the sanctuary
but were turned down.
In 1934 Governor Malcolm Hailey supported the proposal and declared the
reserve forest into a sanctuary. Soon after Governor Hailey and Sir
Smythies proposed the up gradation of the sanctuary to a national park.
During this period Major James E Corbett was getting famous for his Man
eating Tiger shoots. Corbett, who was well versed with area was consulted
and helped in marking the boundaries for the proposed national park. On
August 6th 1936, the UP national park act was enacted and Hailey National
Park - named after Governor Hailey, came into being as India's first
National Park and the worlds third covering an area of about 325 sq. kms.
Post independence the park was renamed after the Ramganga River - the main
perennial lifeline of the area and was called the Ramganga National Park.
James E Corbett died on 19th April 1955 in Nyeri, Kenya. In 1957 the park
was again renamed, in honor of the legendary hunter turned
conversationalist, Jim Corbett who spent most his life in the area and
helped in setting up the park.
The wildlife protection act was enacted in the year 1972 and Corbett
National Park was one of the first national park to launch Project Tiger a
government sponsored program for the conservation of the Tiger and its
habitat on 1st April 1973.
In 1991 the area of the reserve was further increased with the inclusion
of the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary. Today Corbett National Park stands as
one of the prime examples of efforts to conserve and is one of the best
protected forest and tiger reserve in the world.
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