About Jim Corbett National Park:
- It is located in the foothills of the Himalayas in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand.
- It is a part of the Corbett Tiger Reserve.
- It was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park and was later renamed in 1957 in memory of Jim Corbett, a famous hunter turned conservationist, who played a key role in the establishment of the park.
- It is not only the first national park in India but also the first to come under the Project Tiger
- It is spread over the Bhabar and lower Shivalik regions with a deep-water table.
- The tract is porous with boulders and sand deposits.
- Drainage:
- The Ramganga River (West) and its important tributaries - Sonanadi, Palain, and Mandal, constitute the primary water source for the region.
- Additionally, the Kosi River runs adjacent to the national park.
- Vegetation: North Indian tropical moist deciduous forests and tropical dry deciduous forests:
- Flora:
- In general, the park comprises sal and mixed forests, interspersed with grasslands and riparian vegetation.
- The grasslands are locally known as ‘Chaur’, which are an outcome of abandoned settlements or past clearings.
- Evergreen Sal and its combined trees, the Sheesham and the Kanju, are found extensively on the ridges.
- Fauna: Tigers, elephants, leopards, sambar, hog deer, spotted deer, etc.
